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maroon

3 2.3

Of a dark reddish brown color

adjective
/məˈrun/

: granate

There was a terrible maroon carpet in the sanctuary, and the social hall was maroon as well.

And last but not least, maroon floral dress.

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Examples

Against a maroon backdrop, the Central Library building logo is outlined in solid white.

Fiction book (1995)
The exterior was maroon asphalt shingle with weathered white trim.

Fiction book (1996)
So this comes in black and it comes in like a maroon color.
This frame is this beautiful dark maroon red, which is such a fun colour.
We now have Be Good to Yourself crew necks available in light blue, maroon and cement.
I'm loving the maroon coleus with the white supertunia.
His maroon beret is cocked over his eye, the UPI pin gleaming.

Fiction book (1991)
He followed the steady progress of a woman in a maroon parka whose briefcase hung immobile at her side.

Fiction book (2000)
A less-knowing passerby wouldn't have picked out the jack-in-the-pulpit with its maroon hood from the shade at the side of the road, but Graham did.

Fiction book (2002)
The walls of the restaurant were painted a deep maroon, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Synonyms

reddish-brown

vsmaroon

3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

is darker and can shift toward purplish red rather than mostly brown

red-brown

vsmaroon

1 1.0

A brown color with a touch of red

is richer and darker with more purplish depth than plain brown with red

crimson

vsmaroon

1 3.7

A deep, rich red color like blood or cherries

is darker and includes brownish or purplish tones rather than pure red

brownish-red

vsmaroon

1 2.3

A color like brown mixed with red

is deeper and leans more toward purplish red than a brown mix

rust-red

vsmaroon

1 3.4

A reddish brown color like rust

is more purplish and deeper rather than having orange rusty tones

maroon-purple

vsmaroon

4.1

A purple color with a red-brown shade

is darker and spans from brown to purplish red rather than mainly purple

reddish-purple

vsmaroon

3.5

A color between red and purple, like ripe grapes

is darker and browner not just a simple purple with red

red-violet

vsmaroon

3.9

A color between red and purple that leans toward red

is less purely violet and leans darker and browner than that hue

Compounds

maroon-purple

4.1

A purple color with a red-brown shade

maroon-spotted

5.4

Having dark red spots

How Dark

maroon

3 2.3

burgundy

21 4.9

brown

52 1.0

red

51 1.0

pink

43 1.0

Surface Forms

maroon positive

Etymology

The word maroon for a dark brownish-red color comes from French marron meaning 'chestnut'. So the color maroon is like the deep brown-red of a chestnut.