Meaning & use

deep brown

adjective·Everyday

Having a rich, dark shade of brown, deeper than an ordinary or light brown color.

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The old desk was made of deep brown mahogany that gleamed after polishing.

Her deep brown eyes seemed almost black in the dim candlelight.

A note on using this word

Deep brown is a descriptive color phrase rather than a fixed compound word, commonly used for eyes, wood, and soil.

Words with a similar meaning

chocolatedark brown

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Words with an opposite meaning

light browntan

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