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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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The Fine Print

I don't speak Romanian 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 Romanian language learning journey!



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