Grammar and colours in French
Tips and notes
Colors can be both nouns and adjectives. As nouns, colors are usually masculine.
Le rose. — The pink.
As adjectives, they agree with the nouns they modify except in two cases. First, colors derived from nouns (e.g. fruits, flowers, or gems) tend to be invariable with gender and number. Orange ("orange") and marron ("brown") are the most common examples.
La jupe orange — The orange skirt
Les jupes orange — The orange skirts
Les chiens marron. — The brown dogs.
Second, in compound adjectives (les adjectifs composés) made up of two adjectives, both adjectives remain in their masculine singular forms.
Sa couleur est vert pomme. — Its color is apple-green.
J'aime les robes rose clair. — I like light-pink dresses.
Most colors that end in -e in their masculine forms are invariable with gender.
Un chien rouge — A red dog
Une jupe rouge — A red skirt
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