Colors in German: List of colors in German with Examples

Colors in German: List of colors in German with Examples

1. Introduction – How to learn German colors?
2. What is the list of colors in German with examples?
3. What are the list of advanced colors in German with examples?
4. What are the Rainbow Colors in German with examples?
5. Can I use German Colors as Adjectives?
6. What is your favorite color?
7. What color is your car?
8. Mixed Colors in German
9. Color characteristics in German
10. Advanced Sayings in German

Introduction – How to learn German colors? The list of colors in German is one of the most basic and important lists that you would need to know as a beginner. You might have to point at something and say “I want to buy the red plate” or “The sky is so blue today” or “My car is bright red” or “I would like a dark / light beer”. This is part of the basic vocabulary list.  

You absolutely need to learn colors in German as it is likely that you will come across words on a daily basis, whether you are working or studying or having a simple conversation.

• An IT consultant might say “Make the button Red in color”
• A doctor might tell you “Your skin looks a bit yellow”
• A taxi driver might tell you, “Oktoberfest is so colorful.”
• You might order a “dark beer” in a restaurant

Wherever you go, you need to use the German color in your sentences one way or another   Colors in German These are the most fundamental list of colors in German and forms the basic vocabulary list in German.

Deutsche	English
gelb	yellow
blau	blue
weiss	white
braun	brown
orange	orange
schwarz	black
rot	red
rose	pink
grün	green

    Advanced Colors in German These are the list of advanced colors in German and this would be used in some cases for deep description of the color attribute.

Deutsche	English
indigo	indigo
beige	beige
kaki	khaki
grünblau	cyan
zimtfarben	cinnamon
cremefarben	cream
granatrot	maroon
grau	Grey
lilac violett	purple
violett, veilchen	violet
mahagonibraun	mahogany

  Mixed Colors in German These are the list of mixed colors in German (like navy blue or sky blue or dark red) and some of these are used commonly while the rest are used in rare cases for deep description of the color attribute. However there are many combinations and the common ones are mentioned below.

Deutsche	English
grüngelb	greenish yellow
dunkelblau	marine blue
dark blue	dark blue
blaugrün	greenish blue
himmelblau	sky blue
schwarz wie Ebenholz	jet black
hellrot	light red
dunkelrot	dark red

  Colors of a Rainbow in German The rainbow or “Regenbogen” is one of the commonly described topics in A1 German and of course in real life as well.

Deutsche	English
violett	violet
indigo	indigo
blau	blue
grün	green
gelb	yellow
orange	orange
rot	red

    Adjective to a color in German You can add the below adjectives to any color to give it more meaning.

Deutsche	English
Dunkel	dark
Hell	light

 

CONCLUSION…

Hopefully, you have now understood a basic idea of how to use colors and express the different deeper colors in German. Most of the colors are very similar to English and hence easy to memorize. If you learn your A1 vocabulary well, colors in German will be very easy and you can use it in every sentence fluently.