Adjectives of Color

Adjectives of Color: the Basics

Rule 1: Most adjectives of color in French act like regular adjectives and agree with the noun based on number and gender.

Exception: However, colors based on the names of fruit, flowers, precious stones, metals, and other elements of nature do not change form. These adjectives are called invariables, or adjectifs invariables.

The same exception applies in the case of compound colors.

What to Do When In Doubt?

If you don't know whether an adjective of color has to agree with the noun it modifies or not, you can always check a French dictionary. There, you will find its feminine, masculine, and plural forms - or the information that this is an adjectif invariable.

To make your life easier, here's a list of several common invariables.