drab brown
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A dull, uninteresting light brown color.
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Examples (20)
- The factory workers wore identical, drab brown uniforms.
- The old uniform was a drab brown color that nobody liked.
- He painted the walls a drab brown, making the small room feel even more depressing.
- During the dry season, the landscape turns a uniform, drab brown.
- The winter landscape was a sea of drab brown under the grey sky.
- The entire block was filled with identical houses painted in a drab brown.
- She inherited her grandmother's old sofa, a huge piece of furniture in a drab brown fabric.
- The sparrow's feathers were a simple, drab brown, helping it blend into the background.
- The entire apartment block was constructed from drab brown bricks.
- She wanted to repaint the walls to get rid of the depressing, drab brown paint.
- The river flowed slowly, its water a murky, drab brown after the storm.
- He picked up a drab brown rock, not realizing it was a rare fossil.
- The artist chose a palette of drab brown and grey to convey a sense of melancholy.
- The city in winter felt covered in a layer of drab brown slush and gloom.
- His old briefcase was a scuffed, drab brown that had seen better days.
- Her vibrant red scarf was a stark contrast to her otherwise drab brown coat.
- The children in the old photograph were dressed in simple, drab brown clothes.
- The factory workers wore simple clothes of drab brown and grey.
- I wouldn't choose such a drab brown for my car; I prefer something more vibrant.
- The soil sample was a consistent drab brown, indicating a lack of organic matter.