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English to Korean Colors

There are so many words that describe colors in English. The same is true in Korean. This page will feature several English to Korean translations of popular color words through it's various vocabulary lists. The first list is for the more standard colors, the second list is for the more descriptive colors, and the third list is for the related words that aren't really colors at all.

Scroll down (or use the quick links below) to learn 25 standard colors, 8 descriptive colors, and 3 related color words in Korean.

Korean Color Words:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from Korean to English.


Standard English to Korean Colors

Black ➔ Geomeun-saek

Black ➔ Geomjeong-saek

Black ➔ Heuk-saek

Blue ➔ Paran-saek

Bronze ➔ Cheongdong-saek

Brown ➔ Bam-saek

Brown ➔ Gal-saek

Gold ➔ Keum-saek

Gray ➔ Hwi-saek

Green ➔ Chorok-saek

Magenta ➔ Jahong-saek

Maroon ➔ Jeokgal-saek

Orange ➔ Chuhwang-saek

Pink ➔ Bunhong-saek

Pink ➔ Pingkeu-saek

Purple ➔ Bora-saek

Red ➔ Jeok-saek

Red ➔ Ppalkan-saek

Silver ➔ Eun-saek

Turquoise ➔ Cheongrok-saek

White ➔ Baek-saek

White ➔ Hayang-saek

White ➔ Heuin-saek

Yellow ➔ Hwang-saek

Yellow ➔ Norang-saek


Descriptive Colors from English to Korean

Dark pink ➔ Jinbunhong-saek

Light brown ➔ Gal-saek

Light green ➔ Yeondu-saek

Light pink ➔ Yeonbunhong-saek

Light purple ➔ Yeonbora-saek

Mustard yellow ➔ Hwangkal-saek

Navy blue ➔ Nam-saek

Sky blue ➔ Haneul-saek


Other Related Words from English to Korean

Color ➔ Saekkkal

Multi colored ➔ Yeoreogaji-saek

Rainbow ➔ Mujigae-saek


*English to Korean color words last updated: January 28, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Korean 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 Korean language learning journey!



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