Question about a color not agreeing with the noun

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Question about a color not agreeing with the noun

In the test question: "Suzanne aime les vêtements [INSERT]", the correct answer is "orange". My question is: wouldn't the color orange agree with the noun ("les vêtements") which is plural? Why is the correct answer "orange" and not, as one might assume, "oranges"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Colour descriptions change according to gender and number (French Colour Adjectives)"
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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Jeppe, 

see the link below which is in the lesson you linked. 

It covers invariable adjectives, which includes those that derive their name from  ‘ things ‘, such as the colour ‘ orange ‘.

 https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/compound-colour-names-and-colour-names-derived-from-things-are-invariable

 

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Question about a color not agreeing with the noun

In the test question: "Suzanne aime les vêtements [INSERT]", the correct answer is "orange". My question is: wouldn't the color orange agree with the noun ("les vêtements") which is plural? Why is the correct answer "orange" and not, as one might assume, "oranges"?

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