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.

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  • Adding () 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 (shēn) for dark or (qiǎn) for light to describe a color’s intensity
  • To say, “My favorite color is…,” use 我最喜欢的颜色是… zuì xǐhuān de yánsè shì…
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Giant List of Colors in Chinese

SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN ENGLISH
Black & It’s Variants
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
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
zōng brown
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
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 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
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
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
jǐn violet
紫罗兰 紫羅蘭 zǐlúolán violet
Red & It’s Variants
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
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
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
bái white
米白 米白 mǐbái beige
米黄 米黃 mǐhuáng cream
奶油 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
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
jīn gold
土豪金 土豪金 tǔháojīn golden
yín silver
Bonus Colors
荧光 魔杖 yíngguāng neon
彩虹 彩虹 cǎihóng rainbow
彩色 彩色 cǎisè multi-colored
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