yellowish brown
- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊɪʃ braʊn/
:
marrón amarillento
- Her skin looked brittle and transparent, yellowish-brown in tone.
Examples
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When fermentation is completely arrested, the tea stays "green" or yellowish brown.
Academic text (2003) -
She uses colors in her description in the opening pages: "white," "rouged," "electric blue," "yellowish-brown," "brick-red."
Academic text (2009) -
The wall behind him was swathed in heavy yellowish-brown wool curtains printed with a brick-red phoenix-tail fern design, each blade almost six feet long.
Academic text (2009) -
The walls were covered with a kind of yellowish brown paper.
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Fur colors range from yellowish brown to black.
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Her skin looked brittle and transparent, yellowish brown in tone.
Synonyms
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3.2
A warm brown color that has a golden shine
6
2.3
A medium to dark tan color like brown sugar
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3.8
Having a light brown color with a little yellow or red, often for eyes
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2.0
A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves
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7.3
A yellow-brown paint color used in art
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1.7
A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy
A color between brown and yellow
A medium to dark brown color like caramel
A light brown color with a little yellow
A light warm yellow-brown color like soft sand
A grey to yellowish brown color like old leather
A yellow color with a little brown that looks warm and dull
How Yellow
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3.0
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1.1
1
2.7
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medium to dark brown with a yellow tint' is directly and compositionally derived from 'yellowish' (having a hint of yellow) + 'brown' (the brown colour). This straightforward adjective combination is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Yellowish brown comes from simple, everyday images like autumn leaves, dried straw, or old wood—mix yellowish (a faded yellow) with brown (earth or wood) and you see the color. That's why it means 'a medium to dark brown with a noticeable yellow tint'.