General attributive: ‘made of, relating to, or resembling parchment’; ‘existing only on parchment’; ‘parchment-coloured’.

(esp. of paper) whitish brown; cf. whitey-brown, adj. n.

Of a whitish brown colour; pale brown. Now somewhat rare.

the colour of the ordinary dust of the ground, a dull light brown; hence dust-coloured adj.

of flowers. poetic.

Designating a warm light brown colour resembling that of a biscuit (sense A. 1b); having such a colour. Cf. sense A. 6.

brown with weeds; of a brown colour reminiscent of weeds.

Resembling or suggestive of a mouse in appearance, smell, etc.; (esp. of the hair) light dull brown in colour.

Designating a warm light brown colour resembling that of a biscuit; having such a colour; = biscuit, adj. 2. Cf. sense A. 3.

a light brown; so toast-coloured adj.

Designating a light-brown or golden-brown colour; (esp. of clothing) having such a colour. Cf. tan, adj.

Designating a colour, shade, etc., reminiscent of a light suntan or sunburn. Now rare.

Of a light tan colour.