Colour words in Korean

검은색 (geo-meun-saek); 까만색 (kka-man-saek); 흑 [黑] (heuk) - black

하얀색 (ha-yan-saek); 흰색 (hin-saek); 백 [白] (baek) - white

빨간색 (ppal-kkan-saek); 적 [赤] (jeok); 홍 [紅] (hong) - red

노란색 (no-ran-saek); 황 [黃] (hwang) - yellow

Shades of yellow

• 카나리아 빛 (ka-na-ri-a bit) - canary yellow
• 레몬빛 (re-mon-bit) - lemon yellow; citrine
• 담황색 (dam-hwang-saek) - buff; lemon yellow

파란색 (pa-ran-saek) - blue / blue-green; 청 [靑] (cheong) - blue

Shades of blue

• 곤색 (gon-saek) / 남 [藍] (nam) - navy blue
• 물빛 (mul-bit) - light blue
• 퍼런색 (peo-reon-saek) - dark/navy blue
• 짙은 푸른 빛 (ji-teun pu-reun bit) - deep blue
• 강청색 [鋼靑色] (gang-cheong-saek) / 번갯불빛 (beon-gaet-ppul-bit) - electric blue
• 선명한 남빛 [鮮明한 藍빛] (seon-myeong-han nam-bit) - royal blue
• 광택있는 청색 [光澤있는 靑色] (gwang-tae-gin-neun cheong-saek) - peacock blue
• 엷은 물빛 (yeol-beun mul-bit) - baby blue
• 코발트 청색 (ko-bal-teu cheong-saek) - cobalt blue

녹색 [綠色] (nok-saek); 녹 [綠] (nok); 초록색 [草綠色] (cho-rok-saek) - green

Shades of green

• 초록 [草綠] (cho-rok) - dark green; azure
• 선명한 녹색 [鮮明한 綠色] (seon-myeong-han nok-saek) - vivid/emerald green
• 푸른빛은 띤 초록색 (pu-reun-bi-cheun ttin cho-rok-saek) - leek-green
• 황록색 [黃綠色] (hwang-nok-saek) - pea green; yellowish green

갈색 [褐色] (gal-saek) - brown

분홍색 [粉紅色] (bun-hong-saek) - pink

오렌지색 (o-ren-ji-saek); 주황색 (ju-hwang-saek) / 주황 [朱黃] (ju-hwang) - orange

회색 (hoe-saek); 회 [灰] (hoe) - grey

Shades of grey

• 깜부기숯같은 회색 (kkam-bu-gi-sut-kka-teun hoe-saek) - charcoal grey
• 미명 [未明] (mi-myeong) - gray of the morning

보라색 (bo-ra-saek); 자주색 (ja-ju-saek); 자주 [紫朱] (ja-ju) - purple