yellow vs brownish yellow

brownish yellow vs yellow

yellow and brownish yellow both are nouns.

yellow is an adjective but brownish yellow is not an adjective.

yellow is a verb but brownish yellow is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of yellow include canary, canary yellow, amber, gold, gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize, old gold, orange yellow, saffron, pale yellow, straw, wheat, greenish yellow.

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

yellow (adjective)	brownish 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

yellow (verb)	brownish yellow (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and brownish yellow

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