English to Dutch Color Words
Learning the Dutch color words can be a great way to expand your overall vocabulary. After all, once you've learned to say various color words, you'll be able to better describe the things you are speaking about in Dutch. Want to point out a red item on the shelf? Knowing the Dutch word for red will really help. Want to talk about a blue sky? Knowing the Dutch word for blue will be essential.
This page is here to help you learn these color words and plenty more. First up you'll find a list of general color words that aren't actually the colors themselves, then you'll find the list of standard color words like red, green, blue, yellow, etc. After this is a list of the seven colors in the rainbow, then finally you'll find a list of the more descriptive Dutch color words like chestnut brown and navy blue.
To learn from these lists, feel free to skip ahead to any list of your choosing by using the quick links below, or if you prefer, you can simply scroll down throughout the page and you'll find all the translations listed somewhere on the page.
Color Words from English to Dutch:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from Dutch to English.
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General Color Words from English to Dutch
English to Dutch List of Standard Color Words
The Colors of the Rainbow from English to Dutch
Descriptive English to Dutch Color Words
General Color Words from English to Dutch
To get started, here are some basic words about colors that you might be interested in learning in Dutch.
Color ➔ Kleur
Primary color ➔ Primaire kleur
Secondary color ➔ Secundaire kleur
Tertiary color ➔ Tertiaire kleur
Transparent ➔ Transparant
English to Dutch List of Standard Color Words
This list contains the more basic color words you are likely to run into, translated into Dutch.
Aquamarine ➔ Aquamarijn
Beige ➔ Beige
Black ➔ Zwart
Blue ➔ Blauw
Brown ➔ Bruin
Coral ➔ Koraal
Cyan ➔ Cyaan
Gold ➔ Goud
Gray ➔ Grijs
Green ➔ Groen
Indigo ➔ Indigo
Ivory ➔ Ivoor
Khaki ➔ Kaki
Lavender ➔ Lavendel
Lime ➔ Limoen
Maroon ➔ Kastanjebruin
Mint ➔ Mint
Navy ➔ Marine
Orange ➔ Oranje
Pink ➔ Roze
Plum ➔ Pruim
Purple ➔ Paars
Purple ➔ Purper
Red ➔ Rood
Salmon ➔ Zalm
Scarlet ➔ Scharlaken
Silver ➔ Silver
Teal ➔ Groenblauw
Turquoise ➔ Turkoois
Vermilion ➔ Vermiljoen
Violet ➔ Violet
White ➔ Wit
Yellow ➔ Geel
The Colors of the Rainbow from English to Dutch
This lists the colors of the rainbow in Dutch (or as said in Dutch, de kleuren van de regenboog).
Red ➔ Rood
Orange ➔ Oranje
Yellow ➔ Geel
Green ➔ Groen
Blue ➔ Blauw
Indigo ➔ Indigo
Violet ➔ Violet
Descriptive English to Dutch Color Words
If you are looking for more descriptive color words in Dutch, then this list should come in handy.
Army green ➔ Legergroen
Cadmium red ➔ Cadmiumrood
Chestnut brown ➔ Kastanjebruin
Chocolate brown ➔ Chocoladebruin
Cobalt blue ➔ Kobaltblauw
Cornflower blue ➔ Korenbloemblauw
Dark blue ➔ Donkerblauw
Dark gray ➔ Donkergrijs
Dark green ➔ Donkergroen
Dark khaki ➔ Donkerkaki
Dark orange ➔ Donkeroranje
Dark red ➔ Donkerrood
Dark salmon ➔ Donkerzalm
Dark turquoise ➔ Donkerturkoois
Deep pink ➔ Dieproze
Forest green ➔ Bosgroen
Grass green ➔ Grasgroen
Hot pink ➔ Acaciaroze
Jet black ➔ Gitzwart
Light blue ➔ Lichtblauw
Light coral ➔ Lichtkoraal
Light cyan ➔ Lichtcyaan
Light gray ➔ Lichtgrijs
Light green ➔ Lichtgroen
Light pink ➔ Lichtroze
Light turquoise ➔ Lichtturkoois
Light yellow ➔ Lichtgeel
Lime green ➔ Limoengroen
Midnight blue ➔ Nachtblauw
Nassau blue ➔ Nassaublauw
Navy blue ➔ Marineblauw
Olive green ➔ Olijfgroen
Pale green ➔ Bleekgroen
Prussian blue ➔ Pruisisch blauw
Royal blue ➔ Koningsblauw
Sand brown ➔ Zandbruin
Sea green ➔ Zeegroen
Sky blue ➔ Hemelsblauw
Slate blue ➔ Leiblauw
Snow white ➔ Sneeuwwit
Spring green ➔ Lentegroen
Steel blue ➔ Staalblauw
This list of English to Dutch colors was first created on October 21, 2025.
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