ASL Colors Signs: Learn Them With Video

Colors are some of the first signs people learn in ASL, and you will use them every day: for clothes, food, animals and the things around you. This group starts with the sign for color itself and six colors: red, orange, green, blue, black and gold.

Each sign has a short looping video by a Deaf, fluent ASL signer. Many color signs are made near the face. Color flutters spread fingers at the chin, red brushes the index finger down from the lower lip, orange squeezes a fist in front of the mouth, black draws the index finger across the forehead and gold starts beside the ear. Others use the first letter of the word: a B hand twists for blue and a G hand twists for green. This group follows the Colors category in the AISA School app.

Learn the face signs and the letter signs as two small sets, then mix them. When you are ready, practice in AISA School with your camera and get instant feedback on your signing.

The signs

A Deaf signer signs BLACK in ASL

Black

A Deaf signer signs BLUE in ASL

Blue

A Deaf signer signs COLOR in ASL

Color

A Deaf signer signs GOLD in ASL

Gold

A Deaf signer signs GREEN in ASL

Green

A Deaf signer signs ORANGE in ASL

Orange

A Deaf signer signs RED in ASL

Red

A 5 minute practice plan

  1. Minute 1: watch color, then sign it three times at your chin.

  2. Minute 2: sign red, orange and black, the three signs made at the face.

  3. Minute 3: sign blue and green and compare the B and G handshapes.

  4. Minute 4: sign gold, then all seven signs in a row.

  5. Minute 5: practice one sign in AISA School with your camera and get instant feedback.

Practice these signs in AISA School

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