rufous
Like autumn leaves
Rufous describes a reddish-brown or rust color, used almost exclusively in biology to describe the coloring of birds, mammals, and insects: the rufous hummingbird, rufous fur.
The word appears in field guides and scientific descriptions but rarely in everyday speech, where reddish-brown or rusty would serve.
Reddish-brown hue
- chestnutOverused joke or edible nut
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
copper · brick · terracotta · mahogany · henna · sorrel · sienna · ochre
auburn
Reddish-brown hue
tawny · copper · brick · terracotta · mahogany · henna · sorrel · sienna · ochre · russet
hummingbird
Small nectar-feeding hoverer
treecreeper · sparrow · warbler · plumage · feathers · birding · neotropical · passerine · songbird · avian
fur
Animal body hair
coloration · marking · reddish · pelt · hide · mane · undercoat · dorsal · ventral · species
- Plumage Colorsblack, blue, brown, gray, green
- Reddish-Brownreddish brown, russet, sienna, burnt sienna, auburn
- bird markingsbars, bands, barred, banded, spots
- Apodiformeshummingbirds, swifts, swiftlet, hummingbird, swift
- orange shadesorange, burnt orange, bright orange, neon orange, safety orange
- redsred, scarlet, crimson, ruby, cherry red