Her kick connected with the container, and it popped open, a puff of brownish-green dust spraying out over the Special.
Scott Westerfeld, Uglies(2005)
The water began turning a barely perceptible brownish-green in early May, a sign that algae were present and growing in the waters of Monterey Bay.
Scientific American(Aug 11, 2015)
The seaweed itself was long and slimy and brownish-green in color.
Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom(1994)