Colors in Romanian
If you are looking for translations of Romanian colors, then this is the page for you. Here you will find the masculine and feminine spellings for several Romanian colors so you can better understand this vital part of the language. There's also an extensive list of descriptive colors as well, in case you want to more closely describe a certain color in Romanian.
By scrolling down below the main two lists of colors, you'll also find some color-related phrases in Romanian, so you can better see how these color words are used in regular conversations.
Romanian Colors:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from English to Romanian.
General Color Words in Romanian
Before we get into the actual colors, here are a few general color words, translated from Romanian to English.
Culoare ➔ Color
Culoare primară ➔ Primary color
Culoare secundară ➔ Secondary color
Culoare terțiară ➔ Tertiary Color
Romanian Color Words
Please note that Romanian color words can have both a masculine spelling (m), and a feminine spelling (f). Though, some color spellings are the same for both masculine and feminine (ex. maro, verde, violet). Not all m/f spellings are listed yet, because this list is still in progress.
Acvamarin ➔ Aquamarine
Alb (m) / **Albă (f) ➔ White
Albastru (m) / Albastră (f) ➔ Blue
Ceruleo ➔ Cerulean
Galben (m) / Galbenă (f) ➔ Yellow
Gri (m) / Gri (f) ➔ Gray
Maro (m) / Maro (f) ➔ Brown
Mov (m) / Movă (f) ➔ Purple
Negru (m) / Neagră (f) ➔ Black
Portocaliu (m) / Portocalie (f) ➔ Orange
Roșu (m) / Roșie (f) ➔ Red
Roz (m) / Roz (f) ➔ Pink
Verde (m) / Verde (f) ➔ Green
Violet (m) / Violet (f) ➔ Violet
Descriptive Color Words in Romanian
This list is for more specialized Romanian colors that include some added descriptive words. It currently doesn't distinguish between male or female readings.
Albastru albăstrea ➔ Cornflower blue
Albastru cobalt ➔ Cobalt blue
Albastru cobalt deschis ➔ Light cobalt blue
Albastru cobalt închis ➔ Dark cobalt blue
Albastru marin ➔ Navy blue
Albastru Tiffany ➔ Tiffany blue
Albastru turcoaz ➔ Turquoise blue
Albastru ultramarin ➔ Ultramarine blue
Albastru verzui ➔ Greenish blue
Cireșiu adânc ➔ Deep cherry
Galben auriu ➔ Golden yellow
Galben banană ➔ Banana yellow
Galben canar ➔ Canary yellow
Galben cremă ➔ Cream yellow
Galben lămâie ➔ Lemon yellow
Galben muștar ➔ Mustard yellow
Galben pai ➔ Straw yellow
Galben verzui ➔ Greenish yellow
Gri asfalt ➔ Asphalt gray
Gri plumb ➔ Lead gray
Gri rece ➔ Cool gray
Lila aprins ➔ Bright lilac
Lila deschis ➔ Light lilac
Maro auriu ➔ Golden brown
Maro cafea ➔ Coffee brown
Maro leopard ➔ Leopard brown
Maro miere ➔ Honey brown
Maro nuc ➔ Walnut brown
Maro piele ➔ Leather brown
Maro verzui ➔ Greenish brown
Maron sepia ➔ Sepia brown
Negru funingine ➔ Soot black
Negru de fum ➔ Carbon black
Portocaliu aprins ➔ Bright orange
Portocaliu închis ➔ Dark orange
Portocaliu roșiatic ➔ Reddish orange
Purpuriu albăstrui ➔ Bluish purple
Purpuriu rozaliu ➔ Pinkish purple
Roșu cardinal ➔ Cardinal red
Roșu deschis ➔ Light red
Roșu închis ➔ Dark red
Roșu maroniu ➔ Brownish red
Roșu pepene ➔ Watermelon red
Roșu portocaliu ➔ Orange red
Roșu roze ➔ Rose red
Roșu ruginiu ➔ Rust red
Roșu sângeriu ➔ Blood red
Roșu somon ➔ Salmon red
Roșu tomată ➔ Tomato red
Roșu toscan ➔ Tuscan red
Roz aprins ➔ Hot pink
Roz corai ➔ Coral pink
Siena ars ➔ Burnt sienna
Verde absint ➔ Absinthe green
Verde anghinare ➔ Artichoke green
Verde aprins ➔ Bright green
Verde gălbui ➔ Yellowish green
Verde iarbă ➔ Grass green
Verde închis ➔ Dark green
Verde jad ➔ Jade green
Verde lime ➔ Lime green
Verde malachit ➔ Malachite green
Verde măr ➔ Apple green
Verde marin ➔ Sea green
Verde mentă ➔ Mint green
Verde mușchi ➔ Moss green
Verde neon ➔ Neon green
Verde oscur ➔ Dark green
Verde pădure ➔ Forest green
Verde pal ➔ Pale green
Verde pastel ➔ Pastel green
Verde pin ➔ Pine green
Verde smarald ➔ Emerald green
Verde spanac ➔ Spinach green
Verde trifoi ➔ Clover green
Verde vânător ➔ Hunter green
Romanian Color Phrases
Here are some sentences with colors so you can see how the words are used in conversations.
Ce culoare are? ➔ What color is it?
Cer albastru ➔ Blue sky
Cerul este albastru. ➔ The sky is blue.
Culoarea este albastra. ➔ The color is blue.
Culoarea esta roșie. ➔ The color is red.
Listă de culori ➔ List of colors
Negru ca noaptea ➔ Black as night
This list of Romanian color words was last updated on April 20, 2025.
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