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brownness

Definitions of brownness
  1. noun
    an orange of low brightness and saturation
    synonyms: brown
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    types:
    Vandyke brown
    a moderate brown color
    chestnut
    the brown color of chestnuts
    burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
    hazel
    a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
    light brown
    a brown that is light but unsaturated
    mocha
    a dark brown color
    Venetian red, burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, sepia
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
    buff, caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown
    a medium to dark tan color
    puce
    a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
    olive brown
    a shade of brown tinged with green
    taupe
    a greyish brown
    tan, topaz
    a light brown the color of topaz
    dun, fawn, grayish brown, greyish brown
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
    beige, ecru
    a very light brown
    brick red
    a bright reddish-brown color
    copper, copper color
    a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
    Indian red
    a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
    snuff-color, snuff-colour
    dark yellowish brown
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