zejames is right, but I'd also like to mention that if you're just using a hash to map consecutive integers to values, you might want to consider using an array instead. It can make it a lot easier to modify your values later (say, adding an item into the middle without renumbering everything manually). 
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Give me a number for the tile and I will tell you the color\n";
chomp($a=<STDIN>);
print $a."\n";
@Number = qw(Red
    Yellow
    Green 
    Black 
    Purple 
    Pink 
    Brown 
    Blue 
    Orange);

print $Number[$a-1]."\n";

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In reply to Re: Selecting a specific hash key to find a value by Eimi Metamorphoumai
in thread Selecting a specific hash key to find a value by JustLikeThat

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