orange-brown
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- adjective
- /ˈɔrɪndʒ braʊn/
:
marrón anaranjado
- He was small and skinny with bright orange-brown hair and a slight scattering of freckles.
- orange-brown color
- orange-brown butter
Examples
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The walls of the room were painted a warm orange-brown, creating a cozy atmosphere.
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The mass contained an orange-brown fluid and measured 16 x 6 x 1.5 cm.
Academic text (1996) -
It was lying half inside the bathroom across the way, half on the orange-brown carpet.
Fiction book (2002) -
A metal cot extended from beneath the front window, and a low, orange-brown bureau sat against the inside wall.
Fiction book (1995) -
A rather plain orange-brown butterfly was sipping the juice of the rejected peaches.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her bathing suit was pulled off her shoulders and her back already orange brown, set off by a string of creamy pearls shown in the sun.
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As we strode across the field, I saw three Octavians standing at the base of one of the many orange-brown rock cairns that studded the meadow like petrified anthills.
Fiction book (1999) -
As the sun set, the sky turned a beautiful orange-brown, signaling the end of the day.
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He wore an orange-brown jacket that perfectly matched the fall foliage around him.
Synonyms
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A reddish-brown or orange-brown color like old metal
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A light brown color like tanned leather
A light brown color with orange tones
A bright orange-brown color like some hair or fur
How Orange
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Orange-brown joins two simple color words: orange (named after the fruit) and brown, so it means 'a brown color with a touch of orange', like autumn leaves or warm wood.