Colours

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Learn how to say colours in French, including shades of colour.

il est de quelle couleur?	what colour is it? (referring to a masculine object)
elle est de quelle couleur?	what colour is it? (referring to a feminine object)

blanc / blanche	white
jaune	yellow
orange (indeclineable)	orange
rose	pink
rouge	red
marron (indeclineable)	brown
vert / verte	green
bleu / bleue	blue
violet / violette	purple
gris / grise	grey
noir / noire	black

Nuances de couleurs – Shades of colour

Note that compound colours such as the ones below do not decline in French, eg: