Los colores en chino

red

THE lucky color — weddings, New Year, red envelopes.

orange

Same character as 橙 (orange, the fruit).

yellow

The imperial color — but "yellow" media means adult content.

green

A green hat (戴绿帽子) means your partner is cheating — never gift one.

blue

Everyday blue; 蓝天 is a blue sky.

blue-green; cyan

Classical color spanning blue and green — 青山 green hills.

purple

Nobility and immortals — the Forbidden City is the 紫禁城.

pink

Often shortened to 粉色 (fěnsè).

brown

咖啡色 (coffee color) is just as common in speech.

gray

Also describes gloom — a 灰色 mood.

black

黑 also means shady/illegal — 黑市 is the black market.

white

Worn at funerals traditionally — avoid white gift wrap.

gold

Wealth and glory; pairs with red at New Year.

silver

银 is also "bank" money — 银行 is a bank.

sky blue

Literally "sky blue".

dark blue

深 (deep) darkens any color; 浅 (shallow) lightens it.