caramel vs brown

caramel and brown both are nouns.

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

As nouns, brown is a hypernym of caramel; that is, brown is a word with a broader meaning than caramel:

Other hypernyms of caramel include brownness.

caramel (noun)	brown (noun)
a medium to dark tan color	an orange of low brightness and saturation
firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

caramel (adjective)	brown (adjective)
having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown	(of skin) deeply suntanned
	of a color similar to that of wood or earth

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