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caramel brown

caramel brown

2.6
A medium to dark brown color like caramel
  • noun
  • /ˈkærəˌmɛl braʊn/
translation icon : marrón caramelo
  • He chose a caramel brown paint for the living room to create a cozy atmosphere.

Examples

  • So there's like this really nice medium caramel brown color in the latte one palette.

  • It's brown, like a caramel brown, and I'm interested to see what it's going to look like on my skin tone.

  • The artist used a caramel brown shade to bring warmth to the landscape painting.

  • Her hair had a lovely caramel brown tint that shimmered in the sunlight.

Synonyms

brown
vscaramel brown
939 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is a specific warm golden-brown within that general color family
chocolate
vscaramel brown
31 1.0

A medium dark brown color like cocoa beans

is lighter and more caramel warmth than that rich tone
dark-brown
vscaramel brown
18 1.0

A deep brown color like wood or earth

is warmer and lighter, showing caramel notes rather than extreme depth
coffee
vscaramel brown
9 1.0

A medium to dark brown color like roasted beans used for a hot drink

is slightly lighter and more golden than that roasted tone
caramel
vscaramel brown
6 2.3

A medium to dark tan color like brown sugar

is a browner shade with stronger golden warmth than that tan
chocolate-brown
vscaramel brown
2 2.7

A deep brown color like chocolate

is less deep and shows more golden lightness than that tone
deep brown
vscaramel brown
2 1.0

A dark shade of brown like chocolate

focuses more narrowly on the warm medium caramel range
mocha
vscaramel brown
1 3.0

A dark brown color with a slight red or coffee tone

is less reddish and more golden than that dark hint
chocolate-colored
vscaramel brown
1 1.8

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

is milder and carries more visible caramel light than that darkness
warm brown
vscaramel brown
1 1.7

A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy

is more balanced toward golden caramel rather than overt warm tints
yellow-brown
vscaramel brown
1 2.0

A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves

is more purely golden brown with subtler yellow influence
raw sienna
vscaramel brown
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A yellow-brown paint color used in art

is a warm golden-brown shade rather than an artists pigment term
nutbrown
vscaramel brown
4.5

A warm brown color like the shell of a nut

is lighter and has clearer golden caramel highlights than that tone
yellowish brown
vscaramel brown
2.8

A medium to dark brown with a little yellow in it

is browner and less strongly yellow than that tinted shade
Vandyke brown
vscaramel brown
  • Specialized
8.7

A dark reddish brown color used in painting and art

is lighter and shows clearer caramel warmth than that artist tone

How Brown

deep brown
2 1.0
caramel brown
2.6
tan
30 1.0

Surface Forms

caramel brown singular

Morphology

caramel + brown

The phrase denotes a shade of brown described by the familiar noun 'caramel' modifying 'brown', so its meaning (a brown color like caramel) is directly derivable from the constituents. This modifier+color composition is a transparent, cross-linguistic descriptive pattern in English and would be understood by a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Caramel brown comes from the warm color of cooked sugar called caramel, so as a noun it names that 'shade' of brown.