Colors in Spanish

The following, is a list of the main colors in Spanish with audio.
amaranto
(amaranth)
amarillo
(yellow)
ámbar
(amber)
albaricoque
(apricot)
aguamarina
(aquamarine)
amatista
(amethyst)
añil
(indigo)
azul
(azul)
azul cobalto
(cobalt blue)
azul marino
(navy blue)
beige
(beige)
bermellón
(vermilion)
blanco
(white)
caqui
(khaki)
carmesí
(crimson)
carmín
(carmine)
azul celeste
(light blue)
cerúleo
(cerulean)
cian
(cyan)
crema
(cream)
coral
(coral)
escarlata
(scarlet)
esmeralda
(emerald)
fucsia
(fuchsia)
granate
(maroon)
gris
(gray)
jade
(jade)
lavanda
(lavender)
lila
(lilac)
lima
(lime)
limón
(lemon)
lino
(linen)
magenta
(magenta)
malva
(mauve)
marrón
(brown)
morado
(purple)
naranja
(orange)
negro
(black)
nieve
(snow}
ocre
(ochre)
verde oliva
(olive)
dorado
(gold-colored)
plateado
(silver)
púrpura
(purple)
rojo
(red)
rosa
(pink)
salmón
(salmon)
turquesa
(turquoise)
verde
(green)
violeta
(violet)
Attention!
In Spanish, some colors may be with the adjectives "claro" and "oscuro".
Examples:
El pantalón es azul claro.
(The pants are light blue.)

El uniforme es verde oscuro.
(The uniform is dark green.)
Colors in Spanish always are male when they are nouns.
Example:
el azul, el verde, el amarillo, el rojo
(blue, green, yellow, red)
Like other adjectives, the names of the common colors in Spanish must agree with the nouns they describe in both gender and number.
Example:
El sombrero es negro y la falda es blanca.
(The hat is white and the skirt is black.)
There are several ways to use the colors in a sentence to describe something:
"Verb "ser" + color" when is a permanent quality.
Example:
Mi blusa es blanca.
(My blouse is white.)
"Verb "estar" + color" when isn't a permanent quality.
Example:
El cielo hoy está azul celeste.
(The sky today is light blue.)
"Noun + color" or "Color + noun" The colors generally go after the noun, but they are used before the noun when you want to bring out the color.
Examples:
Me regalaron una rosa roja.
(They gave me a red rose.)

Me gustan sus rojos labios.
(I like her red lips.)
Colors also can be nouns when they function as subject of the sentence.
Example:
El verde transmite paz y esperanza.
(Green color conveys peace and hope.)
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