chestnut brown

chestnut brown
noun
: a moderate brown that is yellower and duller than toast brown, yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than bay, redder and lighter than coffee, and yellower and slightly duller than auburn — compare chestnut 2b

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chestnut brown,
= chestnut (Cf.chestnut); a reddish brown.

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