Korean : Colors 🎨

🌈 Basic Colors in Korean


Korean (Hangul) Romanization English


빨간색 ppalgansaek red πŸ’

νŒŒλž€μƒ‰ paransaek blue πŸ’™

λ…Έλž€μƒ‰ noransaek yellow πŸ’›

μ΄ˆλ‘μƒ‰ choroksaek green 🍏

주황색 juhwangsaek orange 🍊

보라색 borasaek purple πŸ’œ

뢄홍색 bunhongsaek pink 🩷

ν•˜μ–€μƒ‰ / 흰색 hayan-saek / heuin-saek white πŸ»β€β„

검정색 / κΉŒλ§Œμƒ‰ geomjeongsaek / kkaman-saek. black πŸˆβ€β¬›

νšŒμƒ‰ hoesaek gray 🩢

κ°ˆμƒ‰ galsaek brown 🀎

베이지색 beijisaek beige 🍦


🧠 Tips to Remember


The word 색 (saek) means color.


To make it casual, people often drop "saek" in daily conversation:


빨간색 β†’ λΉ¨κ°• (red)


νŒŒλž€μƒ‰ β†’ νŒŒλž‘ (blue)


λ…Έλž€μƒ‰ β†’ λ…Έλž‘ (yellow), etc.