brownish yellow vs yellow

yellow vs brownish yellow

brownish yellow and yellow both are nouns.

brownish yellow is not an adjective while yellow is an adjective.

brownish yellow is not a verb while yellow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brownish yellow	Yes	No	No	No
yellow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, yellow is a hypernym of brownish yellow; that is, yellow is a word with a broader meaning than brownish yellow:

brownish yellow: a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge
yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

Other hypernyms of brownish yellow include yellowness.

brownish yellow (noun)	yellow (noun)
a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge	yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

brownish yellow (adjective)	yellow (adjective)
	of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
	easily frightened
	cowardly or treacherous
	changed to a yellowish color by age
	typical of tabloids
	affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

brownish yellow (verb)	yellow (verb)
	turn yellow

Difference between brownish yellow and yellow

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