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flesh-colored

flesh-colored

3 4.2
A pale pink or light brown color like human skin
  • adjective
  • /flɛʃˈkoʊlɚd/
translation icon : color carne
  • A tubular flesh-colored wart hung from one eyelid.
  • flesh-colored stockings
  • flesh-colored dress
  • flesh-colored tights

I'm going to make the flesh colored, the Santa skin now and then we're going to ice this thing up.

Examples

  • Michael stares blankly at the voice-emitting mask; the thing is flesh-colored, smooth, a mouth sewn up and healed over.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • A big, rectangular, flesh-colored Band-Aid covered much of his hairy forearm.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • When I was a child, I used to put pieces of flesh-colored clay on my own nose to try to make it look different.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • He looked damp and pale, not nearly as pink as the flesh-colored frames of his glasses.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Even the little leg was zipped into some sort of knitted arrangement, like a flesh-colored Christmas stocking.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • January! -- thick, flesh-colored stockings, and black, high-top shoes, with heels thick as sofa legs.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • She was a tall, conservatively dressed woman with flesh-colored hair and matching fingernails.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • She wore a flesh-colored dress that blended with her skin tone.

  • The artist selected a flesh-colored palette for the portrait.

  • He applied a flesh-colored bandage to cover the cut on his arm.

Synonyms

tan
vsflesh-colored
40 1.0

A light brown colour like leather

is paler and can be pinker or beige rather than distinctly brown
peach
vsflesh-colored
21 1.0

A pale pinkish-yellow color like light pink mixed with pale yellow

leans more toward human skin resemblance rather than fruit color
beige
vsflesh-colored
17 1.0

A pale light brown colour often used for walls or clothes

is closer to human complexion tones and can include pinker hues
light-colored
vsflesh-colored
  • US
10 2.4

Not dark in color, often pale like white

focuses specifically on pale shades that recall human complexion hues
cream-colored
vsflesh-colored
8 2.5

Having a pale yellowish-white color like fresh cream

is more skinlike with pink or beige elements rather than pure cream
nude
vsflesh-colored
6 3.8

A light brown colour like human skin

is a pale pinkish or beige shade that resembles human skin
peach-colored
vsflesh-colored
1 2.7

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

is more about matching human skin tones, not fruitlike warmth
rose-colored
vsflesh-colored
  • US
1 1.4

A light red color like a rose

is gentler in pinkness and can include beige or light brown hues
rosy-colored
vsflesh-colored
1 2.6

A light pink color like that of a rose

is less strongly pink and more varied toward beige or reddish tones
buff-colored
vsflesh-colored
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

leans more toward natural complexion colors rather than leathery yellow brown
peachy-colored
vsflesh-colored
3.5

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

is broader, covering pinkish or beige skinlike shades rather than peach only
almondy
vsflesh-colored
4.9

A pale brown or light cream color that looks like almond skin

is more explicitly a skinlike pink or light beige rather than nutty brown
creamy-colored
vsflesh-colored
1.9

Pale yellowish white like fresh cream

includes warmer pink or beige skin tones rather than neutral cream
creme
vsflesh-colored
3.7

A pale yellowish white color like cream

is broader and specifically aims to recall human complexion shades
pale-hued
vsflesh-colored
5.1

A light color that is not strong

is specifically tied to skinlike pinkish, beige, or reddish tones
pale-colored
vsflesh-colored
2.3

Having a light color that is not bright

is narrowed to pale tones that resemble human complexion rather than any light color

How Pale

pale
291 1.0
flesh-colored
3 4.2
tan
122 1.0
brown
939 1.0
dark-brown
18 1.0

Surface Forms

flesh-colored positive
flesh coloured positive

Morphology

flesh-colored = flesh + colored (transparent) = flesh + color + ed

Formed by the transparent compounding of 'flesh' + 'colored' meaning 'having a color like flesh/skin'.

Etymology

The word flesh-colored is made from flesh and colored, where flesh means 'meat' or 'the body' and colored means 'having a color'. So flesh-colored means 'the color of skin' and is used for makeup, bandages, or clothes that match a person's skin tone.