rötlichbraune

Rötlichbraune is a German adjective meaning "reddish-brown." It combines rötlich (reddish, from rot "red") and braun ("brown") to describe hues that contain both red and brown tones. Pronunciation in standard German is approximately [ˈrøːtlɪçˌbʁaʊnə].

The term is used in everyday language, art, design, zoology and botany to characterize color: for example hair shades (rötlichbraune Haare), fur, wood grains, soils and certain fruits. In scientific and common names of species, similar compounds may appear in German descriptive names to indicate coloration.

As an adjective it follows German inflectional patterns (rötlichbrauner, rötlichbraune, rötlichbraunes, rötlichbraunen) and agrees with the noun in gender, number and case. Orthographically it is written as a single compound, reflecting standard German compounding rules, and is lowercase unless at the beginning of a sentence.

Synonymous or related color terms include kastanienbraun (chestnut brown), kupferbraun (copper brown) and mahagonifarben (mahogany-colored), though each implies a distinct hue. Common translations into other languages include English "reddish-brown," French "brun rougeâtre" and Spanish "pardo rojizo." The adjective is primarily descriptive rather than technical and appears in both colloquial and formal contexts.