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Alphabetical Color List

English-German Color Glossary

Farbennamen in Deutsch und Englisch

Find a color by its English name in this alphabetical list. Compound colors, such as "dark blue" or "forest green," are found under their basic color (e.g., blue, green, etc.). - To find a name by its color, see our Color Chart.

A aqua blaugrün  
aquamarine Seeblau
anthracite anthrazit
azure Azurblau
B beige beige  
bisque Totmatencremerot
black schwarz
blue blau
  cadet blue Kadettblau
  cornflower blue Kornblumenblau
  midnight blue Mitternachtblau
  Prussian blue preußischblau
  royal blue Königsblau
  slate blue Schieferblau
  steel blue Stahlblau
bright-colored knall-, grell-
  bright green grellgrün
  bright red knallrot
brown braun
burlywood burlywood
C chartreuse chartreuse, gelbgrün  
chocolate Schokolade
colorful bunt, farbenfroh
copper Kupfer
coral Koralle
cornflower (blue) Kornblumenblau
crimson purpurrot, dunkelrot
cyan Cyan
  Also see > Color Chart
D dark-colored dunkel-  
dark blue dunkelblau
dark gray dunkelgrau
E earth- Erd-  
earth colors Erdfarben Pl.
earth tones Erdtöne Pl.
F firebrick Ziegelfarbe  
fuchsia Fuchsiefarbe
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