Colors in Italian
Updated July 11, 2026
The main colors in Italian are rosso (red), giallo (yellow), verde (green), blu (blue), nero (black), and bianco (white). Most change their ending to agree with the noun, but blu, viola, and rosa never change.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| rosso | red |
| giallo | yellow |
| verde | green |
| blu | blueinvariable, never changes |
| azzurro | light blue, sky blue |
| nero | black |
| bianco | white |
| grigio | grey |
| arancione | orangeplural arancioni |
| viola | purpleinvariable, never changes |
| rosa | pinkinvariable, never changes |
| marrone | brownplural marroni |
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Frequently asked questions
- Do Italian colors change with the noun?
- Most do: rosso becomes rossa, rossi, or rosse to agree with the noun. But a few never change, including blu (blue), viola (purple), and rosa (pink), which were originally nouns.
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