olive-brown

3.0

A brown color with a greenish tinge like green olives

adjective
/ˈɑlɪv braʊn/

: marrón olivo

The bird's feathers were a distinctive olive-brown color, helping it blend into the forest floor.

Examples

The artist mixed several paints to achieve the perfect shade of olive-brown for the landscape scene.
She wore an olive-brown dress to the party.
She chose an olive-brown jacket that complemented her natural complexion.
The walls were painted a lovely olive-brown color.
The artist mixed several paints to achieve the perfect shade of olive-brown for the landscape scene.
The bird's feathers were a distinctive olive-brown color, helping it blend into the forest floor.
She wore an olive-brown dress to the party.

Synonyms

olive drab

vsolive-brown

1 5.1

A dull green-brown color often used for military clothes and gear

is browner and less grey and suits general everyday use

olive brown

vsolive-brown

4.2

A brown color with a small touch of green like olives

is the hyphenated form used instead of separate words

How Olive

olive green

1 2.4

olive-colored

1 3.7

olive drab

1 5.1

olive-brown

3.0

Surface Forms

olive-brown positive

Morphology

olive-brown = olive + brown (transparent) = olive + brown

Direct descriptive compound: 'olive' modifies 'brown' to indicate a brown with a greenish/olive tinge, which is readily inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Olive-brown combines olive and brown and means a brown color with a small green touch, just like the skin of green olives. So, it is used for things that have the 'color of green olives'.