Names of colors in Spanish

A list of colors in Spanish. Let's learn how to say names of common colors from English to Spanish and Spanish to English! A great list to expand your Spanish vocabulary.

Names of colors in Spanish

colors - los colores

rojo - red

anaranjado - orange

azul - blue

rosa - pink

amarillo - yellow

marrón - brown

verde - green

negro - black

violeta - violet

blanco - white

morado - purple

Names of colors in Spanish

Note: 

Colors are adjectives. However, when they describe a noun, they must match its gender (masculine or feminine).

Red is rojo. However, it becomes roja when it describes a feminine noun. 

For example: 

La pelota roja - The red ball

Below is a list of colors and their masculine and feminine form:

• rojo (masculine) / roja (feminine) - red
• negro (m) / negra (f) - black 
• blanco (m) / blanca (f) - white
• amarillo (m) / amarilla (f) - yellow 
• morado (m) / morada (f) - purple

Exception: Some colors stay the same for both masculine and feminine. Inlcuding:

• naranja - orange
• rosa - pink
• marrón - brown
• azul - blue
• verde - green
• gris - grey

How to ask what color is it in Spanish?

To ask about the color of a thing/things in Spanish, you could say:

¿De qué color es/son ___ ? - What color is/are ___?)\

You can use this instant Spanish to English translation to translate sentences and paragraphs.

For example:

¿De qué color es el carro? - What color is the car?

El carro es gris - The car is gray

¿De qué color son las flores? - Las flores son blancas.

What color are the flowers? - The flowers are white

¿Cuál es tu color favorito? - Mi color favorito es el celeste
What is your favorite color? - My favorite color is sky blue