English to German Color Words
See below for more than 100 German color words and sentences, all translated from the English meaning. First you'll find a list of general color words, then the main list of colors from A-Z, followed by some more descriptive color words.
After this you will find a list with all the colors in German in the rainbow, then some color-related sentences that will show you how to use these color words in actual conversation.
Finally, you'll see a breakdown of how to conjugate some of the German words for colors in relation to masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural nouns, followed by a video about German color words so you can hear the pronunciations of some colors.
To skip straight to your desired list of translations, feel free to use the quick links found below, otherwise, if you want to learn from all the lists in order, simply scroll down for all of the color translation categories.
Color Words from English to German:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from German to English.
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English to German General Color Words: 8 translations.
List of English to German Colors A-Z: 45 translations.
Expressive Colors from English to German: 41 translations.
English to German Colors of the Rainbow: 8 translations.
Example English to German Color Sentences: 9 translations.
Conjugated Colors from English to German: 6 conjugations.
English to German General Color Words
Here's some basic color-related words to get you started, translated from English to German.
German word for color. ➔ Farbe
Colorful ➔ Bunt
Rainbow ➔ Regenbogen
Primary color ➔ Primärfarbe
Secondary color ➔ Sekundärfarbe
Tertiary color ➔ Tertiärfarbe
Dark ➔ Dunkel
Light ➔ Hell
List of English to German Colors A-Z
The master list of translated colors.
Aquamarine ➔ Aquamarin
Azure ➔ Azurblau
Beige ➔ Beige
Black ➔ Schwarz
Blue ➔ Blau
Brown ➔ Braun
Burgundy ➔ Burgund
Chartreuse ➔ Hellgrün
Coral ➔ Koralle
Crimson ➔ Karmesinrot
Crimson ➔ Purpurrot
Cyan ➔ Cyanblau
Gold ➔ Gold
Green ➔ Grün
Grey ➔ Grau
Indigo ➔ Indigo
Indigo ➔ Indigoblau
Ivory ➔ Efelbein
Khaki ➔ Kaki
Lavender ➔ Lavendel
Lilac ➔ Flieder
Mahogany ➔ Mahagoni
Maroon ➔ Dunkelrot
Maroon ➔ Kastanienrot
Maroon ➔ Rötlichbraun
Mauve ➔ Malve
Orange ➔ Orange
Peach ➔ Pfirsichfarben
Pink ➔ Rosa
Platinum ➔ Platinfarben
Purple ➔ Lila
Purple ➔ Purpur
Purple ➔ Purpurrot
Red ➔ Rot
Scarlet ➔ Scharlachrot
Silver ➔ Silber
Teal ➔ Blaugrün
Teal ➔ Dunkeltürkis
Teal ➔ Knickente
Teal ➔ Petrol
Turquoise ➔ Türkis
Vermillion ➔ Zinnoberrot
Violet ➔ Violett
White ➔ Weiss / Weiß
Yellow ➔ Gelb
Expressive Colors from English to German
If you want to be more expressive in your German colors, you might want to use more descriptive words like:
Ash grey ➔ Aschgrau
Baby blue ➔ Babyblau
Blood red ➔ Blutrot
Burnt orange ➔ Dunkelorange
Cerulean blue ➔ Coelinblau
Chocolate brown ➔ Schokoladebraun
Cobalt blue ➔ Kobaltblau
Cream colored ➔ Cremefarben
Dark blue ➔ Dunkelblau
Dark brown ➔ Dunkelbraun
Dark brown (Black brown) ➔ Schwarzbraun
Dark green ➔ Dunkelgrün
Dark red ➔ Dunkelrot
Eggshell white ➔ Eierschalenweiß
Emerald green ➔ Smaragdgrün
Golden yellow ➔ Goldgelb
Grass green ➔ Grasgrün
Greyish blue ➔ Graublau
Jet black ➔ Schwarz wie Ebenholz
Leaf green ➔ Blattgrün
Lemon yellow ➔ Zitronengelb
Light blue ➔ Hellblau
Light brown ➔ Hellbraun
Light green ➔ Hellgrün
Light red ➔ Hellrot
Midnight blue ➔ Mitternachtsblau
Milky white ➔ Milchweiß / Milchweiss
Mint Green ➔ Minzgrün
Mouse grey ➔ Mausgrau
Navy blue ➔ Marineblau
Off white ➔ Weißgrau
Olive green ➔ Olivgrün
Parisian blue ➔ Pariserblau
Pitch black ➔ Pechschwarz
Prussian blue ➔ Preußischblau
Royal blue ➔ Königsblau
Sea green ➔ Seegrün
Sky blue ➔ Himmelblau
Slate grey ➔ Schiefergrau
Snow white ➔ Schneeweiss / Schneeweiß
Venetian red ➔ Venezianischrot
English to German Colors of the Rainbow
If Roy. G. Biv helped you remember the order of colors in English, maybe Rog. G. Biv will help you remember in German.
Der Regenbogen ➔ The Rainbow
Red ➔ Rot
Orange ➔ Orange
Yellow ➔ Gelb
Green ➔ Grün
Blue ➔ Blau
Indigo ➔ Indigo
Violet ➔ Violett
Example English to German Color Sentences
And here are a few color-themed sentences to help you use the color translations in actual conversations.
It is red. ➔ Es ist rot.
Milk is white. ➔ Milch ist weiß. / Milch ist weiss.
My cat is brown. ➔ Meine Katze ist braun.
My favorite color is red. ➔ Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Rot.
Red as love. ➔ Rot wie die Liebe.
The coin is gold. ➔ Die Münze ist gold.
The grass is green. ➔ Der Grass ist grün.
The sky is blue. ➔ Der Himmel ist blau.
What is your favorite color? ➔ Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe?
Conjugated Colors from English to German
Because most German color words change slightly based on the noun they are used with, they often require conjugation with masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural nouns. Here are some examples to better illustrate this point:
Black ➔ Schwarz: M- Schwarzer, F- Schwarze, N- Schwarzes, P- Schwarze
Blue ➔ Blau: M- Blauer, F- Blaue, N- Blaues, P- Blaue
Green ➔ Grün: M- Grüner, F- Grüne, N- Grünes, P- Grüne
Red ➔ Rot: M- Roter, F- Rote, N- Rotes, P- Rote
White ➔ Weiss: M- Weisser, F- Weisse, N- Weisses, P- Weisse
Yellow ➔ Gelb: M- Gelber, F- Gelbe, N- Gelbes, P- Gelbe
This list of English to German color words was last updated on April 24, 2025.
Learn German Colors with Videos
German Colours Song by Lern mit mir - ABC 123
It's the German colors song! Though it doesn't include all the colors listed on this age, it does include Blue (Blau), Green (Grün), Pink (Rosa), Red (Rot), Orange (Orange), Yellow (Gelb), White (Weiss), and Black (Schwarz).
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