russet

Examples

• All

• So it's got kind of like the russet Mauvi pink blooms with the green and white variegated leaves.

• The color that Winter is modeling is russet plum, which is like this purplish, this rose color clearly for for the cool tones, which is me.

• "Kay is tall and thin, russet-haired and fair-skinned, looking more like his Gaelic mother than his Roman father.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Cracklings, coy, rittle, russet, then succulent fat.

• The leaves turned a beautiful russet color in the fall, creating a stunning landscape.

• She wore a russet dress that contrasted nicely with her golden hair.

• The old brick building had a russet hue that made it blend into the autumn scenery.

Synonyms

R

reddish-brown

vsrusset

3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

is a balanced brown clearly tinged with red rather than a light hint

R

red-brown

vsrusset

1 1.0

A brown color with a touch of red

is a more even mix of red and brown rather than chiefly red

R

rusty-brown

vsrusset

1 2.8

A brown color with a red tint like old metal left outside

is a simple brown with red tint rather than evoking corroded metal

R

rust-red

vsrusset

1 3.4

A reddish brown color like rust

is more brown than this, not a predominantly red shade

R

rusty-red

vsrusset

1 3.4

A red color with a brown-orange hint like rust

is a browner shade rather than a mainly red one

T

tawny-brown

vsrusset

1 4.2

A light brown color like tanned leather

is a deeper brown with more red than light or orange tones

R

rust-brown

vsrusset

2.5

A brown color with a red-orange tone

is a brown with clear red tones rather than being pure red

Compounds

R

russet scab

• Specialized

9.6

A disease of potatoes that makes rough brown patches on their skins

How Reddish-Brown

mahogany

3 4.4

chestnut

4 2.9

russet

6.3

brown

939 1.0

tan

30 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology