English to Urdu Colors
Learning to say colors in Urdu will come in handy when you are trying to describe something to someone. Whether that mean you want to tell them something is light or dark, or red or green, we've got you covered!
Below you will find four sections - first up are some general color words with English meanings, second up is our master list of basic colors translated from English to Urdu, next up are some more descriptive colors if the basic colors weren't descriptive enough, then finally are some sentences or short phrases featuring color words.
Feel free to scroll down to read all these translations, or use the quick links provided below to jump to the specific color translations that interest you most. Do keep in mind that color translations vary by gender, so they may differ from the list presented below.
Color Words from English to Urdu:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from Urdu to English.
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Color Related Words from English to Urdu
English to Urdu Basic Colors
English to Urdu Descriptive Colors
Color Sentences from English to Urdu
Color Related Words from English to Urdu
These are Urdu words that are color-related, but not actual colors.
Color ➔ Rang
Colorful ➔ Rangeen
Colorless ➔ Berang
Light ➔ Halka
Dark ➔ Gehra
Very light ➔ Zyada halka
Very dark ➔ Zyada gehra
Bright ➔ Roshan
Dull ➔ Pheeka
Translucent ➔ Neem shafaf
English to Urdu Basic Colors
This is a list of some general color words in Urdu.
Almond colored ➔ Badam rang
Almond colored ➔ Badami
Beige ➔ Khaaki
Black ➔ Khala
Black ➔ Siah
Blue ➔ Neela
Brown ➔ Bhura
Burgundy ➔ Gurgandy
Gold ➔ Sunehra
Golden ➔ Sunehri
Gray / Grey ➔ Surmai
Green ➔ Harra (grass-like)
Green ➔ Sabz
Orange ➔ Naranji
Pink ➔ Gulabi
Purple ➔ Arghwaani
Purple ➔ Jaamani
Red ➔ Laal
Red ➔ Laalsurkh
Red ➔ Surkh (rosy red)
Silver ➔ Chaandi
Turquoise ➔ Ferozi / Firozi
Violet ➔ Banafshi
White ➔ Safayd / Sufaid
Yellow ➔ Peela
Yellow ➔ Zard
English to Urdu Descriptive Colors
When basic colors aren't enough, you may need to be a little more descriptive.
Bluish green ➔ Neely sabz
Dark brown ➔ Gehra bhura
Dark yellow ➔ Gehra zard
Light green ➔ Halka sabz
Peach colored ➔ Halka gulabi
Sky blue ➔ Asmani rang
Color Sentences from English to Urdu
And here are some sentences containing color words to help you out.
The apple is green. ➔ Yeh sayb sabz hai.
The balloon is yellow. ➔ Yeh ghubarah peeli hai.
What color is it? ➔ Yeh konsa rung hai?
Yellow flower ➔ Peela phool
This list of English to Urdu colors was last updated on March 15, 2025.
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