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Colours

English Finnish
Black Musta
Blue Sininen
Brown Ruskea
Gray Harmaa
Green Vihreä
Orange Oranssi
Pink Pinkki
Purple Violetti
Red Punainen
White Valkoinen
Yellow Keltainen

To identify a colour as being a lighter shade than normal simply prefix the word with Vaalean.

English Finnish
Light blue Vaaleansininen
Light brown Vaaleanruskea
Light gray Vaaleanharmaa
Light green Vaaleanvihreä
Light orange Vaaleanoranssi
Light pink Vaaleanpunainen
Light purple Vaaleanvioletti
Light red Vaaleanpunainen
Light yellow Vaaleankeltainen

To identify a colour as being a darker shade than normal simply prefix the word with Tumman.

English Finnish
Dark blue Tummansininen
Dark brown Tummanruskea
Dark gray Tummanharmaa
Dark green Tummanvihreä
Dark orange Tummanoranssi
Dark pink Tummanpunainen
Dark purple Tummanvioletti
Dark red Tummanpunainen
Dark yellow Tummankeltainen