| Main Entry: | tawny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brownish |
Synonyms: |
beige, bronze, brown, dusky, olive, swarthy, tanned |
| Main Entry: | auburn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reddish-brown color |
Synonyms: |
chestnut, copper, hazel, henna, nut, russet, rust, tawny, titian |
| Main Entry: | brown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark, burnished color |
Synonyms: |
amber, auburn, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, burnt sienna, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust, sepia, snuff-colored, sorrel, tan, tawny, terra-cotta, toast, umber |
| Main Entry: | brunette/brunet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark hair and/or skin |
Synonyms: |
bistered, brown, dusky, pigmented, swart, swarthy, tanned, tawny |
Antonyms: |
blond/blonde |
| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sandy color |
Synonyms: |
bare, blonde, canary, ecru, lemon, light brown, nude, ochre, straw, tan, tawny, yellow-brown, yellowish |
| Main Entry: | gold/golden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark yellow |
Synonyms: |
aureate, auric, auriferous, aurous, aurulent, blond, blonde, caramel, dusty, flaxen, honeyed, mellow yellow, ochroid, straw, tan, tawny, wheat |
| Main Entry: | swarthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark-complexioned |
Synonyms: |
black, brown, brunet, dark, dark-hued, dark-skinned, darkish, dusky, swart, tan, tawny |
Antonyms: |
blonde, fair, light, pale |
| Main Entry: | tan |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | light brown |
Synonyms: |
beige, biscuit, bronze, brown, brownish, buff, cream, drab, ecru, gold, khaki, leather-colored, natural, olive, olive-brown, saddle, sand, suntan, tawny, umber, yellowish |
| Main Entry: | yellow |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | sunny color |
Synonyms: |
amber, bisque, blond, buff, chrome, cream, gold, ivory, lemon, saffron, sand, tawny, xanthous |
| Main Entry: | brunette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dark |
Synonyms: |
bistered, brown, brunet, dusky, pigmented, swart, swarthy, tanned, tawny |
| Notes: | brunet(te) is seldom applied to males; brunette is a diminutive of French brun 'brown' |
Antonyms: |
blond, blonde |