caramel
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- noun
- /ˈkærəˌmɛl/
- The walls of the room were painted in a warm caramel hue that made it feel inviting.
- caramel-colored
- caramel skin
- caramel-brown
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Watch on YouTubeIt looks like a caramel custard kind of color.
- It looks like a caramel custard kind of color.
- I also have them in like a brown kind of caramel color that's also really pretty.
- This is the Louis the puzzle bag and the size small and the colour is light caramel.
Examples
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Small had large greenish-yellow eyes that showed in striking contrast to his caramel complexion.
Fiction book (2000) -
Leaning back into the softly yielding caramel brown leather of his swivel chair, Dan gazed out at the windswept launch complex.
Fiction book (2001) -
His eyes were very light, which was a surprise given the caramel cast of his skin, between light grey and blue.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's brown, like a caramel brown, and I'm interested to see what it's going to look like on my skin tone.
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I also have them in like a brown kind of caramel color that's also really pretty.
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The only clear differences were age, size, and Ignacio's caramel skin.
Fiction book (1995) -
I wish for a tall, athletic, caramel-coloured beauty.
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His torso was a smooth anatomy the color of caramel.
Fiction book (1993) -
His hair is the same caramel brown as the freckles that blanket his cheeks and nose.
Fiction book (2001) -
I remember, sitting lower, as I was, that his shoes were glossy, caramel brown with gold threads in the laces.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A light brown colour like leather
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A medium to dark tan color like undyed leather
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A medium to dark brown with a little yellow in it
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7.3
A yellow-brown paint color used in art
A medium to dark brown color like caramel
Compounds
How Brown
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word caramel comes from Spanish caramelo, probably from old parts meaning 'cane' and 'honey', seen in canna and mel. So the warm tan or brown we call caramel looks like sugar that has been browned and sweetened.