Definition of flesh-colored
: having the color of a person's skin
a rash that appears as flesh-colored bumps also, dated, usually offensive : having a tan or beige color
Note: This use of flesh-colored is considered to be offensive as it assumes that the color of a white person’s skin (see white entry 1 sense 2a) is the norm.
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The first known use of flesh-colored was in 1611
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