Interested to learn the naming conventions for the colors in Irish? Worry no more because we got your back as we will walk you through the most straightforward ways to name each color and integrate each word into different sentences. After all, this category can be deemed as one of the most basic ones, which is why mastering this early on can seriously upgrade your vocabulary. So, without further ado, let’s get it on!
If you have ever been to Ireland or are planning to visit the country, you must know that it is like a really cool place because you will meet the past and the present! It’s like a time machine…only this one actually exists, and instead of riding a machine, you simply have to book a ticket to visit. Unlike many other places, the Irish people pride themselves on their country’s ancient monuments (where some Game of Thrones shots were taken), jaw-dropping glorious landscapes and cityscapes, and picture-perfect natural wonders making it one of the perfect holiday destinations.
Additionally, the place does not just feature a buzzing city and country life but also sumptuous native delicacies that can only be found there! Ever heard of the famous Soda bread, Boxty, Barmbrack, or Coddle? Just thinking about all of those can seriously make anyone linger for traditional Irish food! And what better beverage to down after such a heavy meal than traditional Irish alcohol? In fact, if you want to learn more about its people, you simply have to do a bar crawl, and you’d definitely unlock everything there is to know since Irish people are somewhat in a relationship with liquor.
While we can go for pages writing down everything there is to love about Ireland, let’s focus on the reason why you landed on this page. Perhaps you are really interested in leveling up your vocabulary words in the Irish language and want to be as descriptive as possible during conversations. After all, it is almost impossible to be clear when you can’t even name the color of your shirt, right? In today’s post, we will give you help you navigate this tricky situation by giving you the best list of translations for color-related words so that you can incorporate them into your usual interactions.
Colors In Irish
Can you literally imagine a world without colors? To put it simply, would you be comfortable living in a world of purely black-and-white hues? For most of us, such an instance will be depressing… just too gloomy for anyone’s taste as you cannot distinguish the difference between green, blue, black, or any other color. So, before we start, let’s focus first on a few words related to it. The word color can be directly translated to dath, or dathanna is plural. Below are some examples of how to use this single word appropriately:
Irish Word | English Translation |
dathaigh | to color (verb) |
dathannach / ildaite | colorful (adjective) |
dathú | coloring (noun) |
criáin | crayons (noun) |
an dath céanna | same color (noun) |
Now that that is out of the way, let’s move on to the different ways how you can translate the name of colors starting with the most basic ones:
Irish | English Translation | Example Expression | English Translation |
dubh | black /dark | dubh dorcha | pitch black |
bán | white/ blank | béal bán | sweet talker |
dearg | red | dearg-ghráin | intense hatred |
buí | yellow | buíochan an fhómhair | yellow tone of autumn |
gorm | blue | cloigín gorm | bluebell |
glas | green | glasraí | vegetables / greens |
donn | brown | páipéar donn | brown paper bag |
bándearg | pink | rós bándearg | pink rose |
flannbhuí | orange | is breá liom oráiste | I love orange |
liath | grey | liathbhuí | sallow |
corca | purple | báisteach corcra | purple rain |
But of course, there are still a number of different ways to say specific colors which is why the list below will cover more descriptive colors in the Irish language.
Irish | English Translation |
rua | red |
uaine | green |
óir | gold |
oráiste | orange |
gorm na spéire | sky blue |
béasa | beige |
seacláid | chocolate |
eabhair | ivory |
olóige | olive |
marún | maroon |
As you reach the end of this post, we hope that we could provide you with the best range of color-related words using Irish Gaelic. If you enjoyed this post, feel free to read more tips and tricks involving the use of the Irish language, like how to say I love you and the best transportation-related vocabulary. Also, feel free to share this post on social media or share with us your ideas about Irish in the comment section down below.
Other Color Names You May Also Need To Know
English | Irish |
Chrome yellow | Chrome buí |
Dodger blue | Dogra gorm |
Bright yellow (Crayola) | Buí geal (Crayola) |
Duke blue | Diúc gorm |
Black olive | Olóige dubh |
Floral white | Bláth bán |
Dark turquoise | turquoise dorcha |
Blue-violet (Crayola) | Gorm-violet (Crayola) |
Celtic blue | Gorm Cheilteach |
Brown sugar | Siúcra donn |
Burnt umber | Uimhir dóite |
Denim | Denim |
Banana Mania | Mania Banana |
Deep cerise | Cearrbhachas domhain |
Charcoal | Gualach |
Cadet blue | Dalta gorm |
Brunswick green | Brunswick glas |
Burnished brown | Donn dóite |
Byzantium | Byzantium |
Amber (SAE/ECE) | Ómra (SAE/ECE) |
Deep saffron | Cróch domhain |
Electric purple | Corcra leictreach |
Aqua | Uisce |
China pink | Tsín bándearg |
French violet | Violet na Fraince |
Bitter lemon | líomóid searbh |
Ao (English) | Ao (Béarla) |
Burnt orange | Oráiste dóite |
Electric indigo | Indigo leictreach |
Electric blue | Leictreach gorm |
Candy pink | Candy bándearg |
Dark cornflower blue | Blue cornflower gorm |
Aero | Aero |
Claret | an Chláir |
Café au lait | Café au lait |
Blue (RYB) | Gorm (RYB) |
Blue-violet | Gorm-violet |
Black chocolate | Seacláid dhubh |
Black bean | Bean dubh |
Copper (Crayola) | Copar (Crayola) |
Cedar Chest | Cedar cófra |
Frostbite | Frostbite |
Ecru | Ecru |
Catawba | Catawba |
Black | Dubh |
Bittersweet | Bittersweet |
CG red | CG dearg |
Chartreuse (web) | Chartreuse (gréasáin) |
Blood red | Dearg fola |
Cinnabar | Cinnabar |
Fuzzy Wuzzy | Wuzzy doiléir |
Arctic lime | Aol Artach |
Bright maroon | Marún geal |
Blue jeans | Jeans gorm |
Fire engine red | Dearg inneall dóiteáin |
Blue sapphire | Sapphire gorm |
Flax | líon |
Cornell red | Cornell dearg |
Cotton candy | Candy cadáis |
French raspberry | sú craobh na Fraince |
Dark liver | Ae dorcha |
Congo pink | Chongó bándearg |
Cordovan | Cordovan |
Dark sea green | Glas farraige dorcha |
Cornflower blue | Cornflower gorm |
Alloy orange | cóimhiotal oráiste |
Cinereous | Cinereous |
English violet | Violet Béarla |
English green | Béarla glas |
Blue (Crayola) | Gorm (Crayola) |
Dark sienna | Sienna dorcha |
Davy’s grey | Davy liath |
Electric lime | Aol leictreach |
Eggshell | blaosc ubh |
Dark violet | Violet dorcha |
Burgundy | Burgúine |
Feldgrau | Feldgrau |
Electric green | Glas leictreach |
Cadmium green | Glas caidmiam |
Dark lava | laibhe dorcha |
Dark moss green | Glas caonach dorcha |
Firebrick | bríce tine |
Chestnut | Castán |
French pink | bándearg na Fraince |
Aureolin | Aureolin |
Bone | Cnámh |
Eminence | Eminence |
Celadon blue | Celadon gorm |
English red | dearg Béarla |
Barbie Pink | Barbie bándearg |
Amethyst | Aimitis |
Copper red | Copar dearg |
Cerulean | Cerulean |
Blue-green | Gorm-uaine |
Apricot | Aibreog |
Blast-off bronze | Cré-umha soinneáin |
Blond | fionn |
Alizarin | Alizarin |
Blue (Munsell) | Gorm (Munsell) |
Dark magenta | Mageanta dorcha |
Antique bronze | Cré-umha ársa |
Coffee | Caife |
Baby blue eyes | Leanbh súile gorm |
Chinese red | Sínis dearg |
Asparagus | Asparagus |
Antique ruby | Ruby ársa |
Dark jungle green | Glas jungle dorcha |
Deep chestnut | Chestnut domhain |
Fiery rose | Fiery ardaigh |
Carmine | Carmine |
Bisque | Bisque |
Forest green (traditional) | Faiche na foraoise (traidisiúnta) |
Blue (Pantone) | Gorm (Pantóin) |
Blue-violet (color wheel) | Gorm-violet (roth dath) |
Aero blue | Aero gorm |
French lilac | lilac na Fraince |
Dogwood rose | Dogwood ardaigh |
Caput mortuum | Caput mortuum |
Dartmouth green | Dartmouth glas |
Copper penny | Copar pingin |
French rose | Fraincis ardaigh |
Black Shadows | Scáthanna Dubha |
Acid green | Aigéad glas |
Carmine (M&P) | Carmine (M&P) |
Dark orange | Oráiste dorcha |
Ash gray | Liath fuinseoige |
Fern green | Raithneach glas |
Cosmic latte | Latte Cosmaí |
Bistre | Bistre |
Cadmium yellow | Caidmiam buí |
Castleton green | Glas Chaisleán na Trá |
Chartreuse (traditional) | Chartreuse (traidisiúnta) |
Blush | Blush |
Copper rose | Copar ardaigh |
Dark sky blue | Spéir dorcha gorm |
Bleu de France | Bleu de France |
Bottle green | Glas buidéal |
Burnt sienna | Sienna dóite |
Dark green | Glas dorcha |
French mauve | mauve na Fraince |
Blue | Gorm |
Alabaster | Alastar |
Black coffee | Caife dubh |
Black coral | Coiréal dubh |
Chocolate Cosmos | Cosmos Seacláide |
Auburn | Auburn |
Amaranth (M&P) | Amaranth (M&P) |
Caribbean green | Glas sa Mhuir Chairib |
Blizzard blue | Blizzard gorm |
French lime | aoil na Fraince |
Fulvous | fulachta |
Ebony | Éabhan |
Baker-Miller pink | Baker-Miller bándearg |
Field drab | Réimse drab |
Fire opal | Opal dóiteáin |
Carolina blue | Carolina gorm |
Beaver | Beaver |
Fuchsia (Crayola) | Fuchsia (Crayola) |
Deep Space Sparkle | Sliocht Spáis Deep |
Bud green | Bud glas |
Deep pink | bándearg domhain |
Bittersweet shimmer | Simmer searbh milis |
Cerulean blue | Cerulean gorm |
Dark electric blue | Gorm leictreach dorcha |
Baby pink | Leanbh bándearg |
Dark purple | Corcra dorcha |
Forest green (Crayola) | Faiche na foraoise (Crayola) |
Cerulean (Crayola) | Cerulean (Crayola) |
Bright lilac | lilac geal |
Aquamarine | Aquamarine |
Blue-green (color wheel) | Gorm-uaine (roth datha) |
Cyber yellow | Cibear buí |
Artichoke | Artichoke |
Android green | Glas Android |
Chili red | Chili dearg |
Antique white | Bán antique |
Dark slate blue | Scláta dorcha gorm |
Amaranth purple | Amaranth corcra |
Cardinal | Cairdinéal |
Bronze | Cré-umha |
Cool grey | Cool liath |
Apple green | Úll glas |
Cyber grape | fíonchaor cibear |
Cobalt blue | Cóbalt gorm |
Eigengrau | Eigengrau |
Beau blue | Bean gorm |
Coquelicot | Coquelicot |
Dark green (X11) | Glas dorcha (X11) |
Cherry blossom pink | Bláth silíní bándearg |
Carrot orange | Oráiste cairéad |
Cyan | Cian |
Deep jungle green | Glas jungle domhain |
Crimson | corcairdhearg |
Cerulean frost | Sioc cerulean |
Carnation pink | Carnation bándearg |
Citron | Citron |
Dark byzantium | Byzantium dorcha |
Bluetiful | Gormfhlaith |
Blue (pigment) | gorm (lí) |
Eton blue | Eton gorm |
Drab | Drab |
Antique fuchsia | Antique fuchsia |
Champagne | Seaimpín |
Desert | Fásach |
Bistre brown | Bistre donn |
Azure | Azure |
Coral | Coiréal |
Avocado | Avocado |
Denim blue | Denim gorm |
Bright green | Glas geal |
Fuchsia rose | Fuchsia ardaigh |
Alice blue | Alice gorm |
Dark orchid | Magairlín dorcha |
Deep sky blue | Spéir gorm lúide |
Eggplant | Ubhthoradh |
Baby blue | Leanbh gorm |
Charleston green | Charleston glas |
Fawn | Fathach |
Battleship grey | Long chogaidh liath |
Cornsilk | cornsilk |
Fandango | Fandango |
Army green | Arm glas |
Earth yellow | Domhan buí |
Brandy | Branda |
China rose | D’ardaigh an tSín |
Brown | Donn |
Cocoa brown | cócó donn |
Cyan (process) | Cian (próiseas) |
Blue-gray | Gorm-liath |
French beige | beige na Fraince |
Barn red | Scioból dearg |
Cadmium red | Caidmiam dearg |
Blue (NCS) | Gorm (NCS) |
Deep champagne | Champagne domhain |
Café noir | Café Noir |
Blanched almond | Blanched almond |
Chocolate (traditional) | Seacláid (traidisiúnta) |
Amaranth | Amaranth |
Celadon | Celadón |
Crimson (UA) | Crimson (UA) |
African violet | Violet Afracach |
Carnelian | Carnelian |
Dark brown | Donn dorcha |
Chinese yellow | Sínis buí |
Dutch white | Ollainnis bán |
Chinese violet | Violet na Síne |
Brink pink | Bruach bándearg |
Fuchsia | Fuchsia |
Bitter lime | Aoil searbh |
French fuchsia | fuchsia na Fraince |
Byzantine | Byzantine |
Canary | Canárach |
Cadet blue (Crayola) | Dalta gorm (Crayola) |
Coral pink | Coral bándearg |
Flame | Lasair |
Blue bell | Cloigín gorm |
British racing green | Glas rásaíocht na Breataine |
Capri | Capri |
Champagne pink | Champagne bándearg |
Amaranth pink | Amaranth bándearg |
Air superiority blue | Uasghrádú aeir gorm |
Dark salmon | Bradán dorcha |
Corn | Corn |
Antique brass | Prás ársa |
Camel | Camail |
Astronaut | Spásaire |
Copper | Copar |
Dark liver (horses) | Ae dorcha (capaill) |
Dark red | Dearg dorcha |
Egyptian blue | gorm na hÉigipte |
Dark olive green | Glas olóige dorcha |
Charm pink | Charm bándearg |
CG blue | CG gorm |
Fuchsia purple | Fuchsia corcra |
Bright navy blue | Gorm dubhghorm geal |
Brilliant rose | D’ardaigh iontach |
Dark blue-gray | Gorm-liath dorcha |
English vermillion | vermillion Béarla |
Buff | buff |
Canary yellow | Buí Chanáracha |
Coyote brown | Coyote donn |
Arylide yellow | Arylide buí |
Fluorescent blue | Gorm fluaraiseacha |
Cadet | Dalta |
Cream | Uachtar |
Fallow | branar |
Brick red | Bríce dearg |
Dark cyan | Cian dorcha |
Erin | Erinn |
Big dip o’ruby | Sliotán mór ruby |
Cadmium orange | Oráiste caidmiam |
Candy apple red | Candy úll dearg |
Dark slate gray | Scláta liath dorcha |
Falu red | Falu dearg |
Atomic tangerine | tangerine adamhach |
Chocolate (web) | Seacláid (gréasáin) |
Almond | Almond |
Questions And Answers Related To Colors
Here are some of the most common questions about colors in Irish:
Irish Sentences | English Translations |
Cén dath atá ar do shúile? | What is your eye color? |
Tá súile gorma orm. | I have blue eyes. |
Cén dath atá air seo? | What color is this? |
Is dath dearg é seo. | This is red in color. |
Céard é an dath is fearr leat? | What is your favorite color? |
Is é an dath is fearr liom glas. | My favorite color is green. |
Cad iad na dathanna ba cheart dom a úsáid sa phictiúr seo? | What colors should I use in this painting? |
Ba chóir duit dath óir a úsáid. | You should use a gold color. |
Conas ba cheart dom an dath seo a rá as Gaeilge? | How should I say this color in Irish? |
Is féidir leat a rá oráiste. | You can say flannbhuí. |
Cén dath ar mhaith leat a bheith ar do shuíomh? | What color would you like to have on your site? |
Teastaíonn roinnt jewelry uaim i ndath oráiste. | I need some jewelry in orange color. |
An bhfeiceann tú dath éadrom gorm ar an gcarr? | Can you see the car in light blue color? |
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Which among those is your favorite color in Irish? Is it “rua”, “glas” or “uaine”? If you have already forgotten what the translation is, always remember that you can also use English words since most Irish locals primarily use English in day-to-day conversations.
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