The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAN , but the solution may also be COCOA which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Brown shade crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAN | 21 % | 3 |
| ECRU | 20 % | 4 |
| COCOA | 11 % | 5 |
| SEPIA | 11 % | 5 |
| UMBER | 9 % | 5 |
| TAUPE | 5 % | 5 |
| BEIGE | 4 % | 5 |
| TOAST | 3 % | 5 |
| MOCHA | 2 % | 5 |
| SIENNA | 2 % | 6 |
| RUST | 2 % | 4 |
| RUSSET | 2 % | 6 |
| BRONZE | 2 % | 6 |
| KHAKI | 2 % | 5 |
| CAMEL | 2 % | 5 |
| WALNUT | 2 % | 6 |
| DUN | 1 % | 3 |
Why may COCOA be the right solution?
The answer to "Brown shade" is "COCOA" because cocoa is a dark brown color often associated with chocolate.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brown shade
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- brunette
- dark brown
- ecru
- sepia
- beige
- umber
- khaki
- rust
- walnut
- camel
- cocoa
- dun
Crossword Answer definitions
TAN noun- A yellowish-brown colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- Of a yellowish-brown.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- To spank or beat.
- The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
- An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
- A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
- A twig or small switch.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAN
- Catch rays
- Catch some rays
- Convert to leather
- Fan-__ (Chinese card game)
- Not pale
- Whale the tar out of
- Florida acquisition
- Summer shade
- Yellowish brown
- "The Joy Luck Club" author
More clues leading to the result ECRU
- Beige
- Color of many crosswords?
- Light brown color
- Neutral color
- Off-white
- Pale beige
- Pale yellow
- Earth tone
- Hose hue
- Hosiery shade
More clues leading to the result COCOA
- Designated driver's beverage
- Breakfast drink
- Hot winter drink
- Wintertime quaff
- Après-ski drink
- Macchiato flavor
- Après-ski quaff
- Hot beverage
- Winter drink
- Hot drink
More clues leading to the result SEPIA
- Brown shade
- Tone in Wild West-themed photo shoots
- Oft-used Instagram filter
- Tintype tone
- Print tint
- Instagram effect
- Shade of brown
- Old photo
- Ink from cuttlefish
- Vintage photo hue
More clues leading to the result UMBER
- Earth tone
- Earthy tone
- Brownish
- Brownish hue
- B(eams f)ro(m he)wn t(rees used as c)on(struction mat)e(rial)
- "Burnt" color
- Raw ___
- Earthy pigment
- *It might be real or imaginary
- Dark reddish brown
More clues leading to the result TAUPE
- Popular hosiery shade
- Brownish gray
- Hosiery shade
- Boring shade
- Color that means "mole" in French
- Brownish-gray shade
- Dull earth tone
- Mousy color
- Neutral shade
- Moderate gray
More clues leading to the result BEIGE
- Neutral color
- Light brown
- Neutral shade
- Off-white
- Tan
- Pale brown
- Unbleached hue
- Biscuit-hued
- Neutral hue
- Undyed wool fabric
More clues leading to the result TOAST
- "Skoal!" or "salud!"
- Drink to
- "Skoal"
- Breakfast order
- Butter vehicle
- History
- Wedding ritual
- Bread for breakfast
- Breakfast side
- Brown bread
More clues leading to the result MOCHA
- Coffeehouse order
- Pungent Arabian coffee
- Unhealthy Starbucks order
- Cappuccino pick
- Café concoction
- Java option
- Starbucks offering
- Java variety
- Arabian coffee
- Brown ice-cream flavor
More clues leading to the result SIENNA
- Muddy-looking color
- "Burnt" color
- Burnt __ (reddish hue)
- Reddish brown
- Earth tone
- Clay used in pigments
- Burnt ___ (Crayola color)
- "Burnt" crayon color
- Burnt ___ (crayon color)
- Earth pigment
More clues leading to the result RUST
- Deteriorate
- Clunker feature
- Corrode
- Sign of deterioration
- Reddish-brown
- Common corrosion
- Corrosion cause
- Degenerate from lack of use
- Reddish-brown shade
- Sign of disuse
More clues leading to the result RUSSET
- Winter apple
- Reddish brown
- Kind of potato
- Apple or potato
- Apple often rough-skinned
- Fall foliage shade
- Reddish hue
- Common potato
- Apple variety
- Autumn apple
More clues leading to the result BRONZE
- Beach hue
- Alloy of copper and tin
- Third-place prize
- Sculpture medium
- Medal metal
- Third place medal
- Horse racing : show :: Olympics : ___
- Third place
- Statue metal
- Shade at the beach
More clues leading to the result KHAKI
- Country club pants color
- Uniform hue
- Chinos color
- Uniform material
- Chinos shade
- Uniform color
- Park-ranger garb material, often
- Soldier material?
- Uniform cloth
- Pants material
More clues leading to the result CAMEL
- Humped animal
- Creature whose back is NOT filled with water but, rather, fat
- Spin snippet of harmonica melody (5)
- Sahara beast
- Desert ruminant
- "A ___ makes an elephant feel like a jet plane." (Jackie Kennedy)
- Bedouin's mount
- Figure skater's spin move
- Only ungulate that mates in the seated position
- Caravan member
More clues leading to the result WALNUT
- Waldorf salad ingredient
- Waldorf salad morsel
- Brownie extra, maybe
- Brownie ingredient
- Brownie morsel, maybe
- Tree that was the source of Thumbelina's cradle
- With 26-Down, seder plate item
- Hickory kin
- Gunstock wood
- Squirrel's treat