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pardo

pardo

9.9
Having a dull brown and gray color like dry earth
  • adjective
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  • Her coat was a soft pardo that blended well with the autumn landscape.

Examples

  • She wore a pardo dress that matched the autumn leaves.

  • The old photograph had faded to a pardo shade over the years.

  • The artist chose a pardo tone for the background to create a natural look.

  • The pardo coat of the deer blended perfectly with the forest.

  • Her coat was a soft pardo that blended well with the autumn landscape.

  • The old photograph had faded to a pardo shade over the years.

  • The artist chose a pardo tone for the background to create a natural look.

Synonyms

brown
vspardo
939 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is more specific, combining neutral coolness with warm tint
tan
vspardo
40 1.0

A light brown colour like leather

is generally darker and more muted than that light tone
tawny
vspardo
8 6.0

A light brown color like tanned leather

is deeper and more muted rather than light and warm
brownish-gray
vspardo
  • US
1 2.7

A gray color with a little brown in it

is darker and more muted with a warm leathery tone
tawny-brown
vspardo
1 4.2

A light brown color like tanned leather

is moodier and includes cooler, shadowed undertones
orange-brown
vspardo
1 2.7

A brown color with a touch of orange

is less vivid and has a more muted, shadowed quality
brown-gray
vspardo
  • US
2.7

A grey color with a little brown in it

is more subdued and leans toward a deeper muted shade
fuscous
vspardo
9.9

A dark brownish-grey colour like old wood

is similar but often lighter and with a warm tint
brownish-orange
vspardo
2.4

A light brown color with orange tones

is duller and moves toward neutral shadow rather than brightness
dusky-colored
vspardo
5.5

Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk

is about specific neutral plus warm hues rather than only darkness

Antonyms

235 1.0

Having a strong, vivid color that is easy to notice

23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

How Brownish

brown
939 1.0
tawny
8 6.0
pardo
9.9
beige
17 1.0
gray
  • US
321 1.0

Surface Forms

pardo positive

Etymology

Pardo comes from the old word pardus, which means 'leopard' and is the same root as the English word leopard. Because a leopard's fur is brownish and dull, pardo came to mean a brownish-gray or tawny shade.