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buff

buff

5.0
A pale yellow brown color like light tan
  • adjective
  • /bʌf/
translation icon : beis
  • The walls of the room were painted in a soft, warm buff color, creating a cozy atmosphere.

Examples

  • And I'm using my Yabby concealer in the shade buff for that.

  • They've got warm, golden, cool, beige, buff and olive.

  • I have it in nude buff and buff, so I'm going to go with buff.

  • I'm just going to use the this color, this base color, maybe mix a little bit of that coral as well in buff here.

  • This one is in buff and tough and this is also a very nude beige shade.

  • So I have buff bisque and I also have soft beige.

  • She's got nothing on helping that shade kind of buff into my crease.

  • So so this side I'm going to use the cover state version, the matte version in buff tipping a little bit.

  • Yeah, Peach buff and buff beige are my favorites.

  • She wore a dress in a pale buff shade that complemented her skin tone beautifully.

Synonyms

beige
vsbuff
45 1.3

A light brown colour with a little grey or yellow

is yellower and warmer rather than greyish or neutral
tan
vsbuff
30 1.0

Light brown in colour like leather

leans toward a paler, more yellow version of that light brown
buff-colored
vsbuff
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

is the single word for that same pale yellow brown
creamy-yellow
vsbuff
1 2.5

A pale yellow color like cream

is a warmer, less creamy pale yellow brown
buffy
vsbuff
4.8

A light brown color with a little yellow

is the dictionary form of that same pale yellow brown
buff-brown
vsbuff
4.6

A light brown color with a little yellow

refers to a paler yellow brown as the base color
4.1

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

is more purely pale yellow brown rather than neutral beige
yellow-beige
vsbuff
3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

is the stronger pale yellow brown rather than mainly beige
2.8

A medium to dark brown with a little yellow in it

is a lighter, paler yellow brown rather than darker brown

Idioms

6 9.3

Not wearing any clothes

1 9.1

Not wearing any clothes

Compounds

1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

A children's game where a blindfolded player tries to catch and name other players

A light brown color with a little yellow

How Dark

brown
939 1.0
tan
30 1.0
buff
5.0
pale
291 1.0

Surface Forms

buff positive

Etymology

Buff (adjective) meaning a pale yellow-brown comes from the natural color of buff leather. So when something is described as buff, it has that light tan, 'pale yellow-brown' shade.