 
 
In Spanish the colors (adjectives) and the surrounding words (nouns and articles) are related or linked because they all have the same gender. That is, the noun - as the nucleus - determines whether the adjectives and articles are masculine or feminine. They show this linkage in their endings. - Sometimes they share a common ending vowel. - For example:
UNA BLUSA BLANCA (femenine) ---------- UN GATO BLANCO (masculine)
(a white blouse ------------ a white cat). The colors BLANCO, NEGRO, AMARILLO, ROJO, ROSADO, and MORADO change their ending from - O -, for masculine nouns, to - A - for femenine nouns. (BLANCA - NEGRA - AMARILLA - ROJA - ROSADA - MORADA). The colors VERDE, GRIS, AZUL, MARRÓN, CELESTE, ROSA, MOSTAZA, LILA, CREMA (BEIGE), and NARANJA do not change their endings.  UN GATO GRIS ------ UNA BLUSA GRIS  
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