tawny-coloured vs colored

tawny-coloured is not a noun while colored is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tawny-coloured	No	Yes	No	No
colored	Yes	Yes	No	No

tawny-coloured (noun)	colored (noun)
	a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

tawny-coloured (adjective)	colored (adjective)
having a tawny color	having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
	(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
	having skin rich in melanin pigments;
	favoring one person or side over another