burnt umber
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- noun
- /bɜrnt ˈʌmbər/
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- The artist used burnt umber to give depth to the shadow areas of the painting.
- burnt umber, ultramarine
- burnt umber, ivory
- burnt umber and black
OK, so a lot of that and a lot of burnt umber and black used for the hair.
- OK, so a lot of that and a lot of burnt umber and black used for the hair.
Examples
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My award-winning Kitten Lash mascara is now available in the shade burnt Umber and this is a rich, warm brown.
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But you know, this is just straight up burnt umber I think it's a great skin tone.
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But the burnt umber on its own is a really beautiful brown.
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And we just have a burnt umber and a black and we can just use this table here.
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In the fall, they turned orange and burnt umber as leaves fell swirling at our feet.
Fiction book (1996) -
Ground Coffee, a deep neutral matte brown burnt Umber, a rich warm matte brown.
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For the landscape, she chose a burnt umber color to represent the rich soil of the hills.
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The old wooden furniture had a warm burnt umber finish that complemented the rustic decor.
Synonyms
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A medium dark brown color like cocoa beans
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A medium to dark brown color like roasted beans used for a hot drink
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A dark shade of brown like chocolate
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A medium dark brown color with a reddish or yellowish tone
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A reddish-brown paint color often used for paintings or walls
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A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy
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A natural dark brown color from earth used in painting
A dark reddish brown color used in painting and art
A medium to dark brown color like caramel
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a compositional adjective+noun combination: 'burnt' (heated) modifies 'umber' (a brown pigment), so it denotes umber that has been heated to produce a dark brown pigment. This formation follows familiar pigment-naming patterns (e.g., 'burnt sienna'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Burnt umber comes from how the color was made. Artists heated the brown earth called umber, making it darker, and the word burnt shows it was heated, so today burnt umber means a deep 'brown color'.