English to Romanian Colors
If you are looking to expand your Romanian vocabulary when it comes to the color words, then this is the page for you! This page features several English to Romanian translations for color words like black, blue, brown, green, etc.
By scrolling down, you will find four categories of color words. First up you will find a section for general color words, then you will find the basic list of colors (featuring both the masculine and feminine forms for many of the colors), then there is a rather long section for descriptive colors, followed by Romanian color phrases and sentences.
Colors from English to Romanian:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from Romanian to English.
General English to Romanian Color Words
To get you started, here are a few general color words translated to Romanian.
Color ➔ Culoare
Primary color ➔ Culoare primară
Secondary color ➔ Culoare secundară
Tertiary Color ➔ Culoare terțiară
English to Romanian Color Words
Please note that we've added (m) for masculine spelling and (f) is for feminine where it is known (some are currently still missing). Also, some colors are the same for both masculine and feminine spellings (ex. maro, verde, violet), so be sure to double check which is which.
Aquamarine ➔ Acvamarin
Black ➔ Negru (m) / Neagră (f)
Blue ➔ Albastru (m) / Albastră (f)
Brown ➔ Maro (m) / Maro (f)
Cerulean ➔ Ceruleo
Gray ➔ Gri (m) / Gri (f)
Green ➔ Verde (m) / Verde (f)
Orange ➔ Portocaliu (m) / Portocalie (f)
Pink ➔ Roz (m) / Roz (f)
Purple ➔ Mov (m) / Movă (f)
Red ➔ Roșu (m) / Roșie (f)
Violet ➔ Violet (m) / Violet (f)
White ➔ Alb (m) / **Albă (f)
Yellow ➔ Galben (m) / Galbenă (f)
English to Romanian Descriptive Color Words
This list of Romanian color words include the more descriptive colors that you might use to describe a certain object in more detail.
Absinthe green ➔ Verde absint
Apple green ➔ Verde măr
Artichoke green ➔ Verde anghinare
Asphalt gray ➔ Gri asfalt
Banana yellow ➔ Galben banană
Blood red ➔ Roșu sângeriu
Bluish purple ➔ Purpuriu albăstrui
Bright green ➔ Verde aprins
Bright lilac ➔ Lila aprins
Bright orange ➔ Portocaliu aprins
Brownish red ➔ Roșu maroniu
Burnt sienna ➔ Siena ars
Canary yellow ➔ Galben canar
Carbon black ➔ Negru de fum
Cardinal red ➔ Roșu cardinal
Clover green ➔ Verde trifoi
Cobalt blue ➔ Albastru cobalt
Coffee brown ➔ Maro cafea
Cool gray ➔ Gri rece
Coral pink ➔ Roz corai
Cornflower blue ➔ Albastru albăstrea
Cream yellow ➔ Galben cremă
Dark cobalt blue ➔ Albastru cobalt închis
Dark green ➔ Verde închis
Dark green ➔ Verde oscur
Dark orange ➔ Portocaliu închis
Dark red ➔ Roșu închis
Deep cherry ➔ Cireșiu adânc
Emerald green ➔ Verde smarald
Forest green ➔ Verde pădure
Golden brown ➔ Maro auriu
Golden yellow ➔ Galben auriu
Grass green ➔ Verde iarbă
Greenish blue ➔ Albastru verzui
Greenish brown ➔ Maro verzui
Greenish yellow ➔ Galben verzui
Honey brown ➔ Maro miere
Hot pink ➔ Roz aprins
Hunter green ➔ Verde vânător
Jade green ➔ Verde jad
Lead gray ➔ Gri plumb
Leather brown ➔ Maro piele
Lemon yellow ➔ Galben lămâie
Leopard brown ➔ Maro leopard
Light cobalt blue ➔ Albastru cobalt deschis
Light lilac ➔ Lila deschis
Light red ➔ Roșu deschis
Lime green ➔ Verde lime
Malachite green ➔ Verde malachit
Mint green ➔ Verde mentă
Moss green ➔ Verde mușchi
Mustard yellow ➔ Galben muștar
Navy blue ➔ Albastru marin
Neon green ➔ Verde neon
Orange red ➔ Roșu portocaliu
Pale green ➔ Verde pal
Pastel green ➔ Verde pastel
Pine green ➔ Verde pin
Pinkish purple ➔ Purpuriu rozaliu
Reddish orange ➔ Portocaliu roșiatic
Rose red ➔ Roșu roze
Rust red ➔ Roșu ruginiu
Salmon red ➔ Roșu somon
Sea green ➔ Verde marin
Sepia brown ➔ Maron sepia
Soot black ➔ Negru funingine
Spinach green ➔ Verde spanac
Straw yellow ➔ Galben pai
Tiffany blue ➔ Albastru Tiffany
Tomato red ➔ Roșu tomată
Turquoise blue ➔ Albastru turcoaz
Tuscan red ➔ Roșu toscan
Ultramarine blue ➔ Albastru ultramarin
Walnut brown ➔ Maro nuc
Watermelon red ➔ Roșu pepene
Yellowish green ➔ Verde gălbui
English to Romanian Color Phrases and Sentences
Here are some short phrases or sentences featuring Romanian color words.
Black as night ➔ Negru ca noaptea
Blue sky ➔ Cer albastru
List of colors ➔ Listă de culori
The color is blue. ➔ Culoarea este albastra.
The color is red. ➔ Culoarea esta roșie.
The sky is blue. ➔ Cerul este albastru.
What color is it? ➔ Ce culoare are?
This list of English to Romanian color words was last updated on April 21, 2025.
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