mousy vs mouse-colored

mousy and mouse-colored both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mousy	No	Yes	No	No
mouse-colored	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, mousy and mouse-colored are synonyms defined as:

mousy and mouse-colored: of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse

Other synonyms of mousy include mouselike, mousey.

mousy (adjective)	mouse-colored (adjective)
infested with mice	of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
quiet and timid and ineffectual