Meaning & use
yellow-brown
Having a color that is a mixture of yellow and brown, similar to tan or khaki.
See it in a sentence
The desert stretched out in every direction, a flat expanse of yellow-brown sand.
Autumn leaves had faded from bright orange to a duller yellow-brown.
A note on using this word
Yellow-brown shades are commonly described as tan, khaki, or sandy, depending on how light or dark the tone appears.
Words with a similar meaning
tankhaki
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