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German Color Names

The goal of this page is to make a list of all colors in German. So, if you want to learn how to say German colors, you've probably come to the right place because we are currently up to 117 German color translations and growing. This page will teach you a variety of color translations, with example sentences and even a video toward the bottom of the page to help you with pronunciation.

First up is a list of general color words (like colorful, rainbow, dark, and light), followed by the standard German colors list A-Z, then there's a bunch of expressive colors (like baby blue, blood red, cream colored, etc.), followed by a list of example sentences featuring color words. Finally, you will find some examples of German color conjugation and then the German colors video.

To see all the lists for yourself, simply continue scrolling downward or use the quick links below to skip ahead to the category of your choosing. The number of translations in each category is listed beside the link.

Color Names in German:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of color words from English to German.


General Color Words in German

To get you started, here are some basic german color words...

Farbe ➔ The German word for color.

Bunt ➔ Colorful

Regenbogen ➔ Rainbow


Primärfarbe ➔ Primary color

Sekundärfarbe ➔ Secondary color

Tertiärfarbe ➔ Tertiary color


Dunkel ➔ Dark

Hell ➔ Light


Standard German Colors List A-Z

Now onto our main list of colors in German. These are the more standard color names in German.

Aquamarin ➔ Aquamarine

Azurblau ➔ Azure


Beige ➔ Beige

Blau ➔ Blue

Blaugrün ➔ Teal

Braun ➔ Brown

Burgund ➔ Burgundy


Cyanblau ➔ Cyan


Dunkelrot ➔ Maroon

Dunkeltürkis ➔ Teal


Efelbein ➔ Ivory


Flieder ➔ Lilac


Gelb ➔ Yellow

Gold ➔ Gold

Grau ➔ Grey

Grün ➔ Green


Hellgrün ➔ Chartreuse


Indigo ➔ Indigo

Indigoblau ➔ Indigo


Kaki ➔ Khaki

Koralle ➔ Coral


Lavendel ➔ Lavender

Lila ➔ Purple


Karmesinrot ➔ Crimson

Kastanienrot ➔ Maroon

Knickente ➔ Teal


Mahagoni ➔ Mahogany

Malve ➔ Mauve


Orange ➔ Orange


Petrol ➔ Teal

Pfirsichfarben ➔ Peach

Platinfarben ➔ Platinum

Purpur ➔ Purple

Purpurrot ➔ Crimson

Purpurrot ➔ Purple


Rosa ➔ Pink

Rot ➔ Red

Rötlichbraun ➔ Maroon


Scharlachrot ➔ Scarlet

Schwarz ➔ Black

Silber ➔ Silver


Türkis ➔ Turquoise


Violett ➔ Violet


Weiss / Weiß ➔ White


Zinnoberrot ➔ Vermillion


List of Expressive German Color Names

To be more expressive when saying the names of colors in German, you might want to use descriptors like these.

Aschgrau ➔ Ash grey


Babyblau ➔ Baby blue

Blattgrün ➔ Leaf green

Blutrot ➔ Blood red


Coelinblau ➔ Cerulean blue

Cremefarben ➔ Cream colored


Dunkelblau ➔ Dark blue

Dunkelbraun ➔ Dark brown

Dunkelgrün ➔ Dark green

Dunkelorange ➔ Burnt orange

Dunkelrot ➔ Dark red


Eierschalenweiß ➔ Eggshell white


Goldgelb ➔ Golden yellow

Grasgrün ➔ Grass green

Graublau ➔ Greyish blue


Hellblau ➔ Light blue

Hellbraun ➔ Light brown

Hellgelb ➔ Light yellow

Hellgrün ➔ Light green

Hellrot ➔ Light red

Himmelblau ➔ Sky blue


Kobaltblau ➔ Cobalt blue

Königsblau ➔ Royal blue


Marineblau ➔ Navy blue

Mausgrau ➔ Mouse grey

Milchweiß / Milchweiss ➔ Milky white

Minzgrün ➔ Mint Green

Mitternachtsblau ➔ Midnight blue


Olivgrün ➔ Olive green


Pariserblau ➔ Parisian blue

Pechschwarz ➔ Pitch black

Preußischblau ➔ Prussian blue


Schiefergrau ➔ Slate grey

Schneeweiss / Schneeweiß ➔ Snow white

Schokoladebraun ➔ Chocolate brown

Schwarz wie Ebenholz ➔ Jet black

Schwarzbraun ➔ Dark brown (Black brown)

Seegrün ➔ Sea green

Smaragdgrün ➔ Emerald green


Venezianischrot ➔ Venetian red


Weißgrau ➔ Off white


Zitronengelb ➔ Lemon yellow


Colors of the Rainbow in German

In English, we remember the order of colors with ROYGBIV (Roy. G. Biv). In German, it's ROGGBIV (Rog. G. Biv).

Der Regenbogen ➔ The Rainbow


Rot ➔ Red

Orange ➔ Orange

Gelb ➔ Yellow

Grün ➔ Green

Blau ➔ Blue

Indigo ➔ Indigo

Violett ➔ Violet


Example Color Sentences in German

And here are a few color-themed sentences to help you use the color translations in actual conversations.

Der Grass ist grün. ➔ The grass is green.

Der Himmel ist blau. ➔ The sky is blue.

Die Münze ist gold. ➔ The coin is gold.

Es ist rot. ➔ It is red.

Meine Katze ist braun. ➔ My cat is brown.

Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Rot. ➔ My favorite color is red.

Milch ist weiß. / Milch ist weiss. ➔ Milk is white.

Rot wie die Liebe. ➔ Red as love.

Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe? ➔ What is your favorite color?


Conjugated German Colors

German color words tend to change based on the noun they are used with, therefore many require conjugation based on if they are used with masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural nouns. Here are some examples:

Blau (Blue): M- Blauer, F- Blaue, N- Blaues, P- Blaue

Gelb (Yellow): M- Gelber, F- Gelbe, N- Gelbes, P- Gelbe

Grün (Green): M- Grüner, F- Grüne, N- Grünes, P- Grüne

Rot (Red): M- Roter, F- Rote, N- Rotes, P- Rote

Schwarz (Black): M- Schwarzer, F- Schwarze, N- Schwarzes, P- Schwarze

Weiss (White): M- Weisser, F- Weisse, N- Weisses, P- Weisse


This German colors list was last updated on April 23, 2025.



Learn German Colors with Videos

German Colours Song by Lern mit mir - ABC 123

This video features the German colors song. A good number of colors are included, including Blue (Blau), Green (Grün), Pink (Rosa), Red (Rot), Orange (Orange), Yellow (Gelb), White (Weiss), and Black (Schwarz).



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The Fine Print

I don't speak German myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your German language learning journey!



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