What is the Latin word for brown?

The usual Latin words for “brown” are fuscus, subniger, pullus; also badius, cervīnus, fulvus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“brown” in Latin

fuscusswarthy, dusky, dark; husky, hoarse subnigerblackish, somewhat black pullusany young animal, young, especially; a shoot, a young plant; darling badiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay cervīnusOf or pertaining to a deer.; tawny, deerskin brown fulvusglowing; bright brown, orange or golden in color, sometimes green īnfuscōto darken or obscure; to sully, stain or tarnish

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

brown

fuscus (dark brown): subniger (blackish): pullus (dirty brown, inclining to black): badius, apadix (chestnut brown): cervinus (stag-brown): fulvus (brown-yellow).

brown s.

color fuscus, etc.

brown v.

fuacare, infuscare. Browned by the sun, adustioris coloris, solibus perustus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for brown?: The usual Latin words for “brown” are fuscus, subniger, pullus; also badius, cervīnus, fulvus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.