How do you say true colors in German?

Answer 1

(I am assuming you mean "How do you say what your favorite color is in German?" So if you aren't then I'm sorry")

To say, "My favorite color is..." you would say "Meine lieblingsfarbe ist..."

The colors are:

Red - Rot

Orange - Orange

Yellow - Gelb

Green - Grun (except the u has those 2 dots above it as an accent mark)

Blue - Blau

Purple - commonly Lila or Violett

Pink - Rosa

Brown - Braun

Black - Schwarz

Gray - Grau

White - Weiss (or with an Eszett instead of ss)

Silver - Silber

Gold - Gold

If you wanted to say light as in light blue, you would say hell blau (no jokes) and to say dark blue, you'd say dunkel blau.

Hope I helped!

Answer 2

literal meaning:

true colour - Echtfarbe

true colours - Echtfarben

idiomatic meaning:

to show one's true colours - sein wahres Gesicht zeigen