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fawn

fawn

2 4.9
A light brown color with a little yellow
  • noun
  • /fɔn/
translation icon : beige
  • Both had pale fawn-colored fur and seal brown masks, ears, and tails.
  • fawn-colored
  • fawn-colored suede
  • fawn fur

This is glossy fawn color, riche shine.

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Examples

  • Kaitlyn Du Ross brought up a stack of beautiful linens, some knitted throws, and her squat, fawn-colored dishes, which overflowed.

    Blog text (15)
  • Helplessly, Edie remembers one Christmas day, many years ago, when Mrs. Goodman gave her husband a beautiful fawn-colored suede jacket.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • And then I'm just going to mix fawn and red earth and, um,

  • So this is fawn brown and let me show you Dee Grey on this eye.

  • So my next color is fawn and that one is really pretty in my crease.

  • This is glossy fawn color, riche shine.

  • Gloria wore black leather boots, fawn britches, and a butter yellow sleeveless top.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Both had the pale fawn fur with seal brown "points" typical of the breed, and their brown masks were accented with shockingly blue eyes.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • At 2:31 p.m., a male, fawn-colored pug was found at Gravenstein Highway N. and Hurlbutt.

    Blog text (17)
  • Lauren buried her hands deep into the pockets of her fawn-colored rain jacket as the rain began to fall.

Synonyms

dun
vsfawn
2 8.9

A dull light brown-grey color

is brighter and leans toward yellow rather than grey
4.1

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

is warmer and shows clearer brown in tone
grayish brown
vsfawn
  • US
2.7

A light dull brown that looks slightly gray

is more yellow and less cool than that mixed shade

Compounds

1 4.2

A light yellowish brown color like a young deer

9.9

A small wildflower that grows in woods with hanging creamy white or yellow flowers and spotted leaves

How Brown

deep brown
2 1.0
brown
939 1.0
fawn
2 4.9
tan
40 1.0
beige
17 1.0

Surface Forms

fawn singular
fawns plural

Etymology

Fawn the colour is named after the light brown of a young fawn. To call something fawn is to say it is 'light yellowish-brown'.