French Colors: How to Say Red, Blue, and More
Updated July 2, 2026
The most common French colors are rouge for red, bleu for blue, and vert for green, and many change form to agree with a feminine noun. Here are eleven colors with notes on their feminine spellings.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| rouge | redsame in the feminine |
| bleu | bluefeminine bleue |
| jaune | yellowsame in the feminine |
| vert | greenfeminine verte |
| noir | blackfeminine noire |
| blanc | whitefeminine blanche |
| rose | pinksame in the feminine |
| violet | purplefeminine violette |
| orange | orangeinvariable, from the fruit |
| marron | browninvariable, from the chestnut |
| gris | greyfeminine grise |
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Frequently asked questions
- Do French colors change with gender?
- Most do: a masculine noir becomes a feminine noire, and blanc becomes blanche. A few are invariable, like rouge, jaune, rose, orange, and marron, which stay the same.
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