Colours

Learn the names of different colours in German, including shades of colour.

Welche Farbe ist das?What colour is it?
weißwhite
gelbyellow
orangeorange
pinkpink
rotred
braunbrown
grüngreen
blaublue
violettpurple
graugrey
schwarzblack
silberfarbensilver
goldfarbengold
buntmulticoloured

Shades of colour

hellbraunlight brown
hellgrünlight green
hellblaulight blue
dunkelbraundark brown
dunkelgründark green
dunkelblaudark blue
leuchtend rotbright red
leuchtend grünbright green
leuchtend blaubright blue
sound

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