Learn 99 Colors in Chinese: Expand Your Linguistic Palette
Discover the vibrant spectrum of 99 colors in Chinese, a fun way to boost your language skills.
Did you know?
- Adding 色 (sè) after the color word adds formality and is needed when the term itself isn’t a color, like in 咖啡色 (kā fēi sè) for “coffee color.
- Add 深 (shēn) for dark or 浅 (qiǎn) for light to describe a color’s intensity
- To say, “My favorite color is…,” use 我最喜欢的颜色是… Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yánsè shì…
Giant List of Colors in Chinese
| SIMPLIFIED | TRADITIONAL | PINYIN | ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black & It’s Variants | |||
| 黑 | 黑 | hēi | black |
| 煤黑 | 煤黑 | méihēi | coal |
| 铁黑 | 鐵黑 | tiěhēi | iron |
| 古铜黑 | 古銅黑 | gǔtónghēi | old copper |
| 土黑 | 土黑 | tǔhēi | soil-colored |
| 碳黑 | 碳黑 | tànhēi | soot |
| Blue & It’s Variants | |||
| 蓝 | 藍 | lán | blue |
| 浅蓝 | 淺藍 | qiǎnlán | light blue |
| 深蓝 | 深藍 | shēnlán | dark blue |
| 蔚蓝 | 蔚藍 | wèilán | azure |
| 牛仔 | 澳洲 | níuzǎi | denim |
| 靛色 | 靛色 | diànsè | indigo |
| 湖蓝 | 湖藍 | húlán | lake blue |
| 海洋蓝 | 海洋藍 | hǎiyáng lán | ocean blue |
| 天蓝 | 天藍 | tiānlán | sky blue |
| 月光蓝 | 月光藍 | yuèguānglán | moonlight blue |
| Brown & It’s Variants | |||
| 棕 | 棕 | zōng | brown |
| 褐 | 褐 | hè | alternative name for brown |
| 浅棕 | 淺棕 | qiǎnzōng | light brown |
| 深棕 | 深棕 | shēnzōng | dark brown |
| 咖啡 | 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee colored |
| 红棕 | 紅棕 | hóngzōng | reddish brown |
| 金棕 | 金棕 | jīnzōng | golden brown |
| 棕褐 | 棕褐 | zōnghé | tan |
| Gray & It’s Variants | |||
| 灰 | 灰 | hūi | gray |
| 铁灰 | 鐵灰 | tiěhūi | iron gray |
| 铅灰 | 鉛灰 | qiānhūi | lead gray |
| 银灰 | 銀灰 | yínhūi | silver gray |
| 烟灰 | 煙灰 | yānhūi | smoky gray |
| Green & It’s Variants | |||
| 绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 浅绿 | 淺綠 | qiǎnlǜ | light green |
| 深绿 | 深綠 | shēnlǜ | dark green |
| 苹果绿 | 蘋果綠 | pínggǔolǜ | apple green |
| 豆绿 | 豆綠 | dòulǜ | bean color |
| 森林绿 | 森林綠 | sēnlínlǜ | forest green |
| 草绿 | 草綠 | cǎolǜ | grass green |
| 橄榄绿 | 橄欖球 | gǎnlǎnlǜ | olive green |
| 葱绿 | 蔥綠 | cōnglǜ | scallion green |
| 水草绿 | 水草綠 | shǔicǎolǜ | seaweed |
| 绿蓝 | 綠藍 | lǜlán | turquoise |
| 茶绿 | 茶綠 | chálǜ | tea green |
| Orange & It’s Variants | |||
| 橙 | 橙 | chéng | orange |
| 浅橙 | 淺橙 | qiǎnchéng | light orange |
| 深橙 | 深橙 | shēnchéng | dark orange |
| 蜜橙 | 蜜橙 | mìchéng | honey orange |
| 柿子橙 | 柿子橙 | shìzǐchéng | persimmon |
| 橙红 | 橙紅 | chénghóng | reddish orange |
| 橘黄 | 黃橘 | júhuáng | saffron |
| 阳橙 | 陽橙 | yángchéng | sun orange |
| 热带橙 | 熱帶橙 | rèdàichéng | tropical orange |
| Purple & It’s Variants | |||
| 紫 | 紫 | zǐ | purple |
| 浅紫 | 淺紫 | qiǎnzǐ | light purple |
| 深紫 | 深紫 | shēnzǐ | dark purple |
| 暗紫 | 暗紫 | ànzǐ | dark purple |
| 芋头 | 芋頭 | yùtou | lilac |
| 葡萄紫 | 葡萄紫 | pútáozǐ | grape purple |
| 玫瑰紫 | 玫瑰紫 | méigūizǐ | rose purple |
| 堇 | 堇 | jǐn | violet |
| 紫罗兰 | 紫羅蘭 | zǐlúolán | violet |
| Red & It’s Variants | |||
| 红 | 紅 | hóng | red |
| 浅红 | 淺紅 | qiǎnhóng | light red |
| 深红 | 深紅 | shēnhóng | dark red |
| 鲜红 | 鮮紅 | xiānhóng | bright red |
| 水红 | 水紅 | Shuǐhóng | cerise |
| 栗 | 栗 | lì | chestnut |
| 辣椒红 | 辣椒紅 | làjiāohóng | chili |
| 珊瑚红 | 珊瑚紅 | shānhúhóng | coral |
| 莲红 | 蓮紅 | liánhóng | lotus |
| 枣红 | 棗紅 | zǎohóng | maroon |
| 粉 | 粉 | fěn | pink |
| 豆沙 | 豆沙 | dòushā | red bean colored |
| 玫瑰红 | 玫瑰紅 | méigūihóng | rose |
| 棕红 | 棕紅 | zōnghóng | reddish brown |
| 绯红 | 緋紅 | fēihóng | scarlet |
| 朱红 | 朱紅 | zhūhóng | vermilion |
| White & It’s Variants | |||
| 白 | 白 | bái | white |
| 米白 | 米白 | mǐbái | beige |
| 米黄 | 米黃 | mǐhuáng | cream |
| 奶油 | 可 | nǎiyóu | cream |
| 象牙白 | 象牙白 | xiàngyábái | ivory |
| 玉石白 | 玉石白 | yùshíbái | jade white |
| 牡蛎白 | 牡蠣白 | mǔlìbái | oyster white |
| 珍珠白 | 珍珠白 | zhēnzhūbái | pearl white |
| 银白 | 銀白 | yínbái | silvery white |
| Yellow & It’s Variants | |||
| 黄 | 黄 | huáng | yellow |
| 浅黄 | 淺黄 | qiǎnhuáng | light yellow |
| 深黄 | 深黄 | shēnhuáng | dark yellow |
| 杏黄 | 杏黃 | xìnghuáng | apricot |
| 金黄 | 金黃 | jīnhuáng | golden yellow |
| 柠檬黄 | 檸檬黃 | níngménghuáng | lemon |
| 橄榄黄 | 橄欖球黃 | gǎnlǎnhuáng | olive yellow |
| 桔黄 | 桔黃 | júhuáng | tangerine |
| Metallic Colors | |||
| 古铜 | 古銅 | gǔtóng | bronze |
| 金 | 金 | jīn | gold |
| 土豪金 | 土豪金 | tǔháojīn | golden |
| 银 | 銀 | yín | silver |
| Bonus Colors | |||
| 荧光 | 魔杖 | yíngguāng | neon |
| 彩虹 | 彩虹 | cǎihóng | rainbow |
| 彩色 | 彩色 | cǎisè | multi-colored |