brownish

Slightly like coffee

Somewhat brown in color, or tending toward brown.

Brownish describes colors that aren't quite brown but have brown tones mixed in: a brownish yellow, brownish water, The leaves had turned brownish at the edges.

The suffix softens the commitment—something brownish might be tan, beige, rust, or simply dirty.

tint

sepia

Reddish-brown pigment

  • umberNatural earth pigment
  • ochreIron-rich earth pigment
  • beigePale sandy brown

tan · buff · taupe · sienna · tawny · russet · khaki · fawn · bronze · copper

autumn

foliage

Plant's leafy covering

  • leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
  • mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
  • oakQuercus genus member

harvest · pumpkin · acorn · chestnut · cider · haystack · cornstalk · dried · withered · faded

food

chocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

caramel · butterscotch · molasses · gravy · cola · gingerbread · pumpernickel · rye · wholemeal · mushroom

earthy

soil

Ground matter for planting

  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
  • loamFertile soil mixture

mud · dirt · peat · humus · sediment · silt · compost · mulch · topsoil · dusty

faded

discolored

Changed from original hue

tarnished · dingy · mottled · blotchy · splotchy · oxidized · rusted · weathered · water-damaged · foxed

animal

sparrow

Small brown urban bird

  • wrenSmall loud songbird
  • mothNight-flying lepidopteran
  • deerAntlered hoofed mammal

mouse · vole · muskrat · beaver · otter · hare · toad · slug · bark beetle · grizzly

Opposites
color saturation/vividness

brownishvivid

Intensely clear and bright

bright · vibrant · brilliant · saturated · intense

chromatic vs. achromatic

brownishachromatic

Lacking visible hue

colorless · neutral · white · gray · grey

color temperature/tone

brownishbluish

Faintly sky-toned

greenish · purplish · azure · cyan · turquoise

Phrases
Family

brownie, browning

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G