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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