Color Chart - German & English 2

Farbennamen in Deutsch und Englisch

With Audio

Find a color name by finding the color! The color chart below arranges the special colors in a roughly grouped color scale with the German and English name for each color. You can also hear the pronunciation of the color groups. (To find a color by its English name, see our Alphabetical Color List.)

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Hear all of the green colors listed below (mp3 audio).
	hellgrün	pale green
	mittelgrün	medium green
	Frühlingsgrün	spring green
	grellgrün	bright green, lime
	grün	green
	Grasgrün	grass green
	Waldgrün	forest green
	dunkelgrün	dark green
Note: Colors used as nouns are neuter and capitalized (das Weiß, das Blau, etwas in Grün). Colors used as adjectives are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a proper noun. (ein weißes Hemd, das blaue Auto)
Hear all of the red colors listed below (mp3 audio).
	hellrosa	pale pink
	rosa	pink
	Korallenrot	coral red
	knallrot	bright red
	rot	red
	blutrot	blood red
	Kastanienbraun	maroon
	dunkelrot	dark red
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To find a color by its English name, see our Alphabetical Color List.

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