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rust-brown

rust-brown

2.5
A brown color with a red-orange tone
  • adjective
  • /rʌst braʊn/
translation icon : marrón óxido
  • Her dress was a beautiful rust-brown, perfect for the fall season.

The unlikely silhouette of a common horned owl with sharp, sharp tufted ears, rust brown face with white feathers, and chin and throat mottled Gray and brown body.

Examples

  • Tables were scattered across a terrace of rust-brown tile at the edge of an elaborate terrestrial botanical garden.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The unlikely silhouette of a common horned owl with sharp, sharp tufted ears, rust brown face with white feathers, and chin and throat mottled Gray and brown body.

  • The old barn had a rust-brown roof that blended well with the autumn leaves.

  • He painted the fence a rust-brown color to match the rustic theme of the garden.

Synonyms

brown
vsrust-brown
939 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is a narrower brownish-red specifically matching corroded metal tones
brownish
vsrust-brown
13 1.0

A colour that is a little brown

is a stronger brownish-red tone rather than a slight brown tint
rusty
vsrust-brown
6 1.3

Having a red-brown color like old iron

is the plain brownish-red shade rather than the oxidation effect
reddish-brown
vsrust-brown
3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

leans more to the corroded-metal brownish-red than a faint tint
rust-colored
vsrust-brown
  • US
2 3.0

A reddish-brown or orange-brown color like old metal

is the basic brownish-red without highlighting orange tones
copper-colored
vsrust-brown
  • US
1 3.4

A red-brown color like copper

is within the brownish-red family but evokes iron rather than copper
red-brown
vsrust-brown
1 1.0

A brown color with a touch of red

is a more specific corroded-metal brownish-red than a neutral tint
rust
vsrust-brown
1 1.6

Having a strong reddish-brown color like old metal

is a broader brownish-red tone not tied to a chemical cause
rusty-brown
vsrust-brown
1 2.8

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

is the general brownish-red hue rather than a specific metal tone
rust-red
vsrust-brown
1 3.4

A reddish brown color like rust

is more evenly brownish-red rather than mainly red
rusty-red
vsrust-brown
1 3.4

A red color with a brown-orange hint like rust

leans more to brownish-red overall rather than orange hints
reddish brown
vsrust-brown
1 2.5

A brown color with a slight red tint

is similar but evokes corroded metal tones specifically
brownish-red
vsrust-brown
1 2.3

A color like brown mixed with red

is the same mixed tone but linked to corroded metal imagery
liver-colored
vsrust-brown
1 6.5

A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs

is a comparable reddish-brown but tied to oxidised metal imagery
rustly
vsrust-brown
6.8

Covered in red-brown flakes on old metal

is the colour itself without implying surface damage or covering
mahogany-red
vsrust-brown
5.1

A deep brown color with a red tint like dark wood

is a brownish-red evoking corroded metal rather than polished wood
ferruginous
vsrust-brown
  • Specialized
8.2

Having a reddish-brown color like rust or containing iron

is the simple brownish-red hue without implying mineral presence

How Reddish-Brown

brick red
1 2.4
coppery
3 4.9
rust-brown
2.5
brown
939 1.0

Surface Forms

rust-brown positive

Morphology

rust-brown = rust + brown (transparent) = rust + brown

A direct, literal combination of 'rust' and 'brown' indicating a brown similar to rust, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

The word rust-brown combines rust, the 'reddish-brown' powder that forms on iron, and brown. So, rust-brown means the reddish-brown color you see on old metal or autumn leaves.