Color Names! In this lesson, you will learn a list of basic colors in English with the ESL picture and example sentences to help you expand your vocabulary.
Table of Contents
Color Names
List of Colors
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Purple
- Orange
- Lime
- Aqua
- Black
- White
- Brown
- Peach
- Maroon
- Gray
- Blue gray
- Pea green
- Cyan
- Navy blue
- Pink
- Mustard
- Coral
- Indigo
- Hot pink
Color Names with Examples
Learn different color names with example sentences.
- Red
He drove through the red lights in an attempt to shake off the police car that was chasing him.
- Yellow
You can’t mistake their house – it’s got a bright yellow front door.
- Green
The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.
- Blue
The sky was blue and clean.
- Purple
There is a purple airway in London Airport.
- Orange
The orange curtains jar with the red furniture.
- Lime
The contrast between the lime green and the rose pink was striking.
- Black
Most of the guests will be wearing black tie.
- White
She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.
- Brown
Melanin is the dark brown pigment of the hair, skin, and eyes.
- Peach
Peach skin is covered with fuzz.
- Maroon
She wore black tights, and maroon socks that stuck up above her boots.
- Gray
He was a tall, stout man with gray hair.
- Pea green
One surface is black, the other is pea green.
- Cyan
The three parts carry either cyan, magenta, and yellow ink or red, green and blue ink.
- Navy blue
You’re looking very nautical in your navy blue sweater.
- Pink
He looked a right prat in that pink suit.
- Coral
Paul wore pale grey trousers with a coral T-shirt and a black jacket.
- Indigo
The sky was indigo blue, and a great many stars were shining.
- Hot pink
Only these caps with Yankees and Mets logos are hot pink and bright red, hardly the stuff of traditionalists.
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