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Color:
Butterscotch


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Spanish yellow
Grullo
Xanthous
Tan
Oatmeal
Putty
Deep champagne
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Biscuit
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Xanthous
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Old gold
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Indian yellow
Sunflower
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Dynamic
Honey
Harvest gold
Amber
Bright Orange
Golden poppy
Words evoked by this color:
wolverine,  mich.,  emanate,  emanation,  putti,  rajah,  mamo,  must,  mustered,  odour,  odor,  hipster,  punjabi,  kashmiri,  asana,  namaste,  vedic,  lndian,  rasa,  saffron,  paella,  anand,  ramayana,  prasad,  granth,  veda,  vidya,  upanisad,  brahmin,  buddhist,  acharya,  buddhism,  dharma,  guru,  upanishad,  bhakti,  bhagavad,  swami,  ganesh,  hinduism,  maratha,  hanuman,  vivekananda,  ramakrishna,  swamiji,  ayodhya,  sangh,  vedanta,  rishi,  sadhu
Literary analysis:
In literature the term butterscotch is sometimes employed not only as a reference to a sweet treat but also as a vivid descriptor of warm, amber hues. For example, in one instance the word is used to characterize a natural discoloration—a yellow gradually deepening into butterscotch—in the bark of a tree, evoking a sense of gentle decay and the passage of time [1]. In another work, the entire town is likened to this familiar hue, suggesting an innate innocence and comforting, nostalgic warmth through the simile of its "native butterscotch" appearance [2].
  1. The most reliable symptom appears as a yellow to butterscotch discoloration on the inner bark surface or phloem.
    — from Insects and Diseases of Trees in the South by Anonymous
  2. Doncaster, out of the season, is a singularly quiet and inoffensive town, and looks as innocent as its native butterscotch.
    — from The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

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