bräunliche
Bräunliche is an attributive form of the German adjective bräunlich, meaning brownish. It is used to describe a color that is somewhat brown and typically appears directly before a noun, for example in phrases like eine bräunliche Färbung or bräunliche Flecken. In predicative use, the base form bräunlich is normally employed, as in Der Stoff ist bräunlich.
The term can describe a range of brownish tones, from pale to dark, and is common in
Nominalization is possible but rare; das Bräunliche can refer to the brownish coloration in a general sense
Related terms include bräunlich (the base adjective), bräunig (less common synonym), and other color descriptors formed