brown vs light brown

light brown vs brown

brown and light brown both are nouns.

brown is an adjective but light brown is not an adjective.

brown is a verb but light brown is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brown	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
light brown	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, light brown is a hyponym of brown; that is, light brown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brown:

brown: an orange of low brightness and saturation
light brown: a brown that is light but unsaturated

Other hyponyms of brown include Vandyke brown, chestnut, burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber, hazel, mocha, burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red, buff, caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, puce, olive brown, taupe, terra cotta.

brown (noun)	light brown (noun)
an orange of low brightness and saturation	a brown that is light but unsaturated

brown (adjective)	light brown (adjective)
(of skin) deeply suntanned
of a color similar to that of wood or earth

brown (verb)	light brown (verb)
fry in a pan until it changes color
make brown in color

Difference between brown and light brown

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