English to French Colors
When describing things in French, you might want to use a color. That can be hard if you don't know the proper translation.
See below for the English to French translations of 36 color words. Below the list of colors, there's also a series of translated color-related sentences to help show how the colors may be used in conversation.
Note: Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from French to English.
English to French Colors:
The colors ➔ Les couleurs
Color ➔ Couleur
Multi-colored ➔ Multicolore
Dark ➔ Foncé
Light ➔ Clair
Amethyst ➔ Améthyste
Beige ➔ Beige
Black ➔ Noir
Blue ➔ Bleu
Brown ➔ Brun
Brown ➔ Marron
Chartreuse (green / yellow mix) ➔ Chartreuse
Crimson ➔ Cramoisi
Cyan ➔ Vert d'eau
Dark blue ➔ Bleu foncé
Dark gray / Dark grey ➔ Gris foncé
Dark green ➔ Vert foncé
Eggplant (dark purple) ➔ Aubergine
Gold ➔ Or
Golden yellow ➔ Jaune d'or
Gray / Grey ➔ Gris
Green ➔ Vert
Ivory ➔ Ivoire
Lavender ➔ Lavande
Light blue ➔ Bleu clair
Light gray / Light grey ➔ Cris clair
Light green ➔ Vert clair
Navy blue ➔ Bleu marine
Orange ➔ Orange
Pink ➔ Rose
Purple ➔ Violet
Red ➔ Rouge
Reddish purple ➔ Pourpre
Sea green ➔ Vert marin
Sepia ➔ Sépia
Silver ➔ Argent
Sky blue ➔ Bleu ciel
Tan ➔ Tan
Teal ➔ Sarcelle
White ➔ Blanc
Yellow ➔ Jaune
English to French Sentences with Colors:
Black hair ➔ Les cheveux noirs
Brown eyes ➔ Des yeux marrons
Brown hair ➔ Les cheveux bruns
The grass is green. ➔ L'herbe est verte.
The snow is white. ➔ La neige est blanche.
The sun is yellow. ➔ Le soleil est jaune.
White as a sheet ➔ Blanc comme un linge
*List of colors last updated: April 8, 2018.