light brown
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- noun
- /laɪt braʊn/
:
marrón claro
- The horse had a beautiful light brown coat that shone in the sunlight.
- light brown hair
- light brown skin
- light brown color
You've got a light brown, a deeper brown, and then a matte plum.
- You've got a light brown, a deeper brown, and then a matte plum.
Examples
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Though her lined face was stern, her light brown eyes seemed amused.
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She chose a light brown paint for the walls to create a warm and inviting space.
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Her best features were her light brown hair and her large gray eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Eggs in the straw and a couple of light brown feathers.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her head is covered with bandages, but doctors at County General say her hair is light brown, cut short.
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Her eyes were two light brown buttons, a color I had rarely seen coupled with blond hair.
Fiction book (2001) -
Both boys were broad-shouldered and sturdy lads for their age, with light brown hair and brown eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Vinie is small, with wispy gray hair, light-brown eyes, and wrinkled butterscotch skin.
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Her light brown shoes matched perfectly with the rest of her outfit.
Synonyms
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A light brown colour like leather
A light dull brown that looks slightly gray
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pale shade of brown' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'light' (pale) with 'brown' (the color). This adjective + adjective compositional pattern follows normal English modification rules and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Light brown comes from a simple image: a brown color made paler by extra light or white mixed in. Think of brown paint with more white or hair faded by the sun, and you can see why it means 'a pale shade of brown'.