brownish yellow
- noun
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- The walls were painted a soft brownish yellow.
Examples
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The autumn leaves turned a brownish yellow before finally falling from the trees.
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Her eyes had a unique brownish yellow shade that caught everyone’s attention.
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The walls were painted a subtle brownish yellow to create a warm, inviting atmosphere.
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She prefers brownish yellows for her art projects.
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The leaves turned a brownish yellow as autumn approached.
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She painted the walls in a warm brownish yellow to create a cozy atmosphere.
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The sunset cast a brownish yellow hue over the landscape.
Synonyms
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3.8
Having a medium to dark yellow-brown color like honey
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2.0
A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves
A color between brown and yellow
A medium yellow-brown color like caramel
A yellow-brown color used to make paint
A light warm yellow-brown color like soft sand
Antonyms
How Brown
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a yellow color tinged with brown' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'brownish' (having a brown hue) with 'yellow' (the color). This straightforward compositional color-description follows common adjective + noun/compound patterns (and is cross-linguistically familiar), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Brownish yellow comes from the simple picture of bright yellow with a little brown mixed in, like autumn leaves or a strong cup of tea. So, it means 'a yellow color that has some brown in it', a warm, soft shade today.