tawny
adjective
[ ˈtɔːni ]
• of an orange-brown or yellowish-brown colour.
• "tawny eyes"
tawny
noun
• an orange-brown or yellowish-brown colour.
• "pine needles turning from tawny to amber"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French tane, from tan ‘tanbark’; related to tan1.
