Meaning & use

grey-brown

adjective·Everyday

Having a color that is a muted mixture of grey and brown, often used to describe dull or earthy tones.

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The old barn had faded to a grey-brown color after decades in the sun.

She wore a grey-brown coat that matched the winter landscape perfectly.

A note on using this word

Compound color adjectives like grey-brown are usually hyphenated when placed before the noun they describe.

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