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ocher brown

noun

: a moderate orange that is yellower and deeper than honeydew, yellower and darker than Persian orange, and duller than mikado orange

called also brown ocher, doubloon, golden ocher, Roman ocher

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“Ocher brown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocher%20brown. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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