The Colors in Spanish 🌈

The Latin world is very colorful, both literally and culturally, so knowing the colors es muy importante (is very important).

Basic Questions

If you want to know what color something is, these are the go-to questions:

• ¿De qué color es? (Which or what color is it?) – singular
• ¿De qué color son? (Which or what color are they?) – plural

The Colors

• Negro (black) ⚫
• Rojo (red) 🔴
• Azul (blue) 🔵
• Café (brown) 🟤 – café is also how Spanish speakers refer to coffee ☕
• Morado (purple) 🟣
• Verde (green) 🟢
• Amarillo (yellow)🟡
• Blanco (white)
• Naraja (orange) 🟠 – naranja is also how Spanish speakers refer to the fruit 🍊
• Gris (gray) ⚪

Gender Agreement

If the thing you are referring to is feminine or masculine, the ending of the names of the colors should agree with the relevant gender.

In sentences like La sirena es morada 🧜‍♀️ (the mermaid is purple), sirena is a feminine noun. Therefore, the color morado should agree with gender by substituting letter O with letter A. This replicates in the case of all the colors above that end with an O.

The colors that do not end with an O undergo no change regardless of whether the thing being described by the relevant color is feminine or masculine.

So, “The T-shirt is blue” translates into La camisa es azul. (Camisa is femenine in Spanish, but there's no need to add an A to azul).

Singular and Plural

To make colors plural, simply add an S at the end – even if it’s feminine or masculine.

Examples:

• Los conejos son blancos (Rabbits are white) – the word for rabbit, conejo, is masculine.
• Las sirenas son moradas (Mermaids are purple) – the word for mermaid, sirena, is feminine.

Exemptions:

For the colors azul (blue) and gris (gray) to be plural, the letters ES should be added at the end:

• Los ojos son azules (The eyes are blue)
• Las nubes son grises (The clouds are grey)

Now that you know all the colors, leave a comment below and let us know what YOUR favorite color is? (en Español, of course)!