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Color:
Walnut


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Colors with the same hue:
Cypress
Caramel
Umber
Bamboo
Earth
Heat Wave
Char
Pumpkin
Beaver
Raw Sienna
Antique brass
Faded Orange
Pale silver
Similar colors:
Russet
Caramel
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Sepia
Truffle
Bay
Cypress
Nutmeg
Chocolate 
Tortoiseshell
Peanut
Deep Brown
Coconut
Van Dyke brown
Sien
Dark brown
Earth
Sorrel
Burnt Copper
Coffee
Henna
Toffee
Paprika
Kobe
Sienna
Chestnut
Sandalwood
Cedarwood
Burnt umber
Brown
Words evoked by this color:
nussbaum,  credenza,  hardwood,  woodworking,  veneer,  parquet,  anachronism,  reminiscent,  era,  recollection,  reminiscing,  reminisce,  reminiscence,  earlier,  yesteryear,  past,  bygone,  anachronistic,  then,  yesterday,  reliving,  memorabilia,  sepia,  tintype,  historicity,  antiquarian,  olden,  brownian,  aged,  older,  formerly,  anthology,  bibliophile,  vignette,  ages,  old,  fashioned,  memento,  analogue,  etching,  remembering,  narration,  telegraphy,  literatura,  wizen,  humanities,  forebear,  wizened,  historische,  antediluvian
Literary analysis:
In literary descriptions, “walnut” often transcends its literal meaning to evoke a rich, deep brown hue reminiscent of polished wood. Rather than merely naming a tree or nut, writers use walnut as a color to suggest a natural warmth and refined elegance. For instance, one author praises walnut juice for its ability to produce a long‐lasting, superior brown finish ([1]), thereby invoking an earthy, textured quality. Similarly, furnishings or decorative objects described as “walnut” call to mind the deep, lustrous tones of finely grained walnut wood, imbuing a scene with both color and tactile history ([2], [3]).
  1. It will wash pretty well off with plenty of scrubbing, but we mean to use walnut juice when we start; it lasts much longer, and is a better brown."
    — from The Young Buglers by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
  2. It is of walnut and is inlaid around each drawer.
    — from Furniture of the Olden Time by Frances Clary Morse
  3. By permission of Messrs. Hampton & Sons. QUEEN ANNE WALNUT ARMCHAIR.
    — from Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors by Arthur Hayden


Colors associated with the word:
Brown 
Chestnut
Mahogany
Coffee
Taupe
Tan 
Beige
Umber
Sienna
Russet
Sepia
Caramel
Mocha
Hazelnut
Sand
Amber 
Ochre
Copper
Words with similar colors:
roast,  brunette,  moreno,  brawn,  wood,  fiddle,  hirsute,  brisket,  marten,  violin,  woody,  bruin,  bruno,  roasting,  barrel,  bridle,  cudgel,  clove,  acorn,  cask
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