Rötlichbraunen

Rötlichbraunen is a German color descriptor formed by combining rötlich (reddish) and braun (brown). It denotes a color that lies between red and brown, typically describing warm, earthy tones.

In usage, the term appears in natural sciences, art, fashion, and everyday description to characterize the color of fur, leather, wood, textiles, minerals, or paints. It conveys a more specific hue than plain brown or red, without tying the description to a precise color code. Examples include rötlichbraunes Fell bei einem Fuchs oder rötlichbraune Lederwaren.

Spelling and grammar notes: rötlichbraun is the base form; it can also be written with a hyphen as rötlich-braun or as rötlichbraun in compounds. Inflected forms depend on case, gender, and number. For example, rötlichbraunen Augen describes rötlichbraune eyes in plural and dative position, while predicative uses such as Das Fell ist rötlichbraun often omit the ending after a copula. In attributive position before a plural noun, one may encounter rötlichbraune oder rötlichbraunen, depending on the grammatical context.

Relation to other color terms: rötlichbraun is closely related to rotbraun (red-brown) and braunrot (brownish red). It emphasizes a midpoint hue with a warm undertone, rather than a pure red or pure brown. Because color naming in German can vary regionally and across sources, exact usage may differ between dictionaries, style guides, and color charts.

See also: Farbton, Farbbezeichnung, Farbsysteme, Farbnamen.