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yellowish-beige

yellowish-beige

4.1
A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint
  • adjective
  • /ˈjɛloʊɪʃ beɪʒ/
translation icon : beige amarillento
  • She painted the kitchen walls a yellowish-beige to brighten the space.

Examples

  • The walls were painted a soft yellowish-beige.

  • His coat was a yellowish-beige color that looked almost golden in the sunlight.

  • The carpet came in a yellowish-beige that matched the curtains perfectly.

  • I prefer the yellowish-beige curtains over the dark ones.

  • The artist chose a yellowish-beige paint for the walls to create a warm ambiance in the room.

  • She wore a yellowish-beige sweater that complemented her tan skin beautifully.

  • The curtains were a soft yellowish-beige, letting in just enough light to brighten the space.

Synonyms

beige
vsyellowish-beige
45 1.3

A light brown colour with a little grey or yellow

has a slight warm tint rather than a greyish brown without warmth
buff-colored
vsyellowish-beige
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

has only a slight warm tint rather than a tawny leather shade
yellow-beige
vsyellowish-beige
3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

has only a slight warm tint rather than a clearly warm tone
buff
vsyellowish-beige
5.0

A pale yellow brown color like light tan

has only a slight warm tint rather than a pale leather tan
beigy
vsyellowish-beige
4.3

Light yellowish brown in color

has only a slight warm tint rather than a mild warm cast

How Yellow

yellowish
11 1.1
yellowish-beige
4.1

Surface Forms

yellowish-beige positive
yellowish-beiger comparative
yellowish-beigest superlative

Morphology

yellowish-beige = yellowish + beige (transparent) = yellowish + beige

Built as a straightforward compound of 'yellowish' + 'beige', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Yellowish-beige is a clear compound: yellow (the color) + -ish ('somewhat') and beige, a French word for the pale color of natural wool. So yellowish-beige means a pale beige that is 'somewhat' yellow, like warm, sunlit cloth.