Meaning & use

yellow-brown

adjective·Everyday

Having a color that is a mixture of yellow and brown, similar to tan or khaki.

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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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