Spanish Color Words
Our Spanish colors list is a little different than the other vocabulary lists on the site. Instead of just being textual, the list of Spanish colors is presented in a chart with both an English translation of each Spanish color word and also a block of color to help you visually remember the Spanish color words.
We've also added some color-related translations that you might find handy, including the Spanish to English translations for the words bright, light, opaque, dark, translucent, and transparent, as well as classifications like warm, cold, and primary colors. Then you'll find a series of videos you can watch that go into great detail about the Spanish color words.
Spanish to English Color Words:
You can also view this list of Spanish colors with translations from English to Spanish. Words in bold added during the last update.
Spanish Color Chart
A list of 22 basic colors in Spanish with visual color blocks.
Amarillo ➔ Yellow |
Anaranjado ➔ Orange |
Azul ➔ Blue |
Blanco ➔ White |
Dorado ➔ Gold |
Escarlata ➔ Scarlet |
Fucsia ➔ Fuchsia |
Granate ➔ Maroon |
Gris ➔ Gray |
Índigo ➔ Indigo |
Lila ➔ Lilac |
Marrón ➔ Brown |
Morado ➔ Purple |
Naranja ➔ Orange |
Negro ➔ Black |
Plateado ➔ Silver |
Purpura ➔ Purple |
Rojo ➔ Red |
Rosado ➔ Pink |
Turquesa ➔ Turquoise |
Verde ➔ Green |
Violeta ➔ Violet |
Descriptive Spanish Color Chart
A list that builds off the basic colors by adding 8 more descriptive colors.
Azabache ➔ Jet black |
Azul celeste ➔ Sky blue |
Azul cian ➔ Cyan blue |
Azul marino ➔ Navy blue |
Azul oscuro ➔ Dark blue |
Verde azulado ➔ Teal |
Verde lima ➔ Lime green |
Verde oliva ➔ Olive green |
Color Related Words in Spanish:
Words that aren't actual colors, but are definitely color related.
Brillante ➔ Bright
Claro ➔ Light
Colores cálidos ➔ Warm colors
Colores fríos ➔ Cold colors
Colores primaries ➔ Primary colors
Opaco ➔ Opaque
Oscuro ➔ Dark
Translucido ➔ Translucent
Transparente ➔ Transparent
*Spanish colors list last updated: January 12, 2025.
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Learn Spanish Colors with Videos
Margo's Magnifico Podcast - Spanish Colors: Three Part Set
This set of videos are like a virtual classroom (complete with teacher) to help you learn the Spanish Colours in various ways. By the end of the lesson, you should have a good handle on the colours, as well as the proper pronounciations for each of the words. Includes: red, brown, green, white, orange, yellow, blue, black, grey, purple, pink.
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