What Various Colors Are Called In Spanish?
Colors Name in Spanish
The Spanish language has many different names for colors, each one more beautiful than the last!
In this guide, you’ll learn some of the most common and creative color names used in Spanish, as well as some interesting facts about those colors and their translations.
So whether you’re looking to communicate with someone who speaks Spanish or you just want to expand your knowledge of the language and its culture, keep reading! You won’t be sorry you did. Enjoy!
Blue
Spanish speakers call the color blue azul.
The word for blue in English is also used in Spanish, as it is a basic color.
The term for dark blue in Spanish is azul oscuro, while light blue is called celeste.
The color blue is part of a group of colors known as primary colors.
A common way for people to remember that is to think about how red, yellow and blue are often used in traffic lights; these three colors can be combined to make any other color on the spectrum, whether it be dark or light.
Green
The word for green in Spanish is verde. It is a common color and you will find it in many different shades.
Verde can also be translated to mean green, with the word meaning green being spelled with a Z.
You will often see the name of this color written as V-E-R-D-E, or just with V. Green is actually one of the basic colors in any color box, and it can be described as being on the lighter side of gray.
The color may also have a blue hue at times, which makes it more vibrant than other colors that are darker, like brown.
When looking up information about the color green in Spanish, there are many words that describe it, including verdoso (greenish), verde oscuro (dark green), and verde claro (light green).
Orange
Spanish words for orange include naranja, amarillo, and dorado.
These are all used as a color name or to describe something that is the color orange. Naranja is the word for orange in Spanish.
Naranja, which comes from naranca, which also means orange tree or orange fruit.
While not terribly exciting, they are technically accurate descriptions of oranges and can be used to describe anything that resembles an orange in terms of shape or color (like some people)
Note: while most words come from Latin, some come directly from Greek or Arabic because those languages were more prominent in medieval times when these words were coined.
Red
Spanish colors are used in a variety of different contexts, from names for people to colors of clothing.
Red known as color rojo, is the one that most people think of first when they hear the term Spanish colors.
For example, while it’s not the most common name for a person, many Latino children are given a name that means red.
Furthermore, there are many colors called rojo in Spanish including tono de gris rojo which translates to tone of gray red.
Red can also be used as an adjective to describe another color such as a car being described as rojo oscuro.
The word also has other meanings in other contexts such as emociones en fuego which means raging emotions.
Yellow
The word for yellow in the Spanish language is amarillo. It’s pronounced ah-mah-ree-yoh.
This word can also be used to describe things that have a yellowish tint, and it can refer to the color of sunlight or butter.
For example:
*La luz del sol es amarilla. – The light of the sun is yellow. (literally)
*Un vaso de leche es amarilla.- A glass of milk is yellow.
Amarillo means yellow in English but can be used as a name for any color that has yellow as one of its base colors.
Dorado means golden in English and can be used to describe anything that is golden or has gold in it (like a leaf).
Dorado comes from dorar, which means to gild in English.
Gilding is a process that covers something in gold (or another very similar color) by heating it and then melting gold on top of it to cover it with a thin layer of gold.
Purple
In Spanish, the word for purple is morado. It can also be called violeta or vinagre. For some reason, it is not called moro in Spanish like it is in English.
If you are looking to describe a person with light skin and dark hair as having white skin or piel blanca, then you would use the word blanco.
White
The color white is called blanco in Spanish. The word blanco comes from the Latin word albus, which means white.
You can say that a person has a white complexion if they are light skinned or fair-skinned.
White is also used as the name of a type of color in many other languages, including Russian (белый), Italian (bianco), and Hebrew (לבן).
FAQ’S
How many colors are in Spanish?
There are around 30 basic colors in the Spanish language.
What are the secondary colors in Spanish?
In Spanish, the secondary colors are pink, brown and purple. Pink is referred to as rosa while brown is called marron.
What is the Spanish name for the color brown?
There are two different words for brown depending on where you live. The word marron is used in Latin America and castaño is used throughout Spain and other parts of Europe.
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