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Color:
Peanut


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Colors with the same hue:
Cedarwood
Nutmeg
Sunburst
Sinopia
Burnt Copper
Coquelicot
Musk
Flame
Clay
Deep Orange
Coral
Nectarine
Middle red
Dark salmon
Delicate Coral
Similar colors:
Kobe
Sienna
Burnt umber
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Cedarwood
Nutmeg
Paprika
Chestnut
Walnut
Caramel
Burnt Copper
Cayenne
Bordeaux
Russet
Sien
Prune
Blood red
Rum
Cognac
Henna
Sorrel
Bay
Coconut
Rosewood
Chocolate 
Cypress
Tortoiseshell
Sweet Brown
Deep Maroon
Port
Words evoked by this color:
liver,  hepatocellular,  spaniel,  nussbaum,  credenza,  hardwood,  woodworking,  veneer,  parquet,  burgundy,  anachronism,  reminiscent,  era,  recollection,  reminiscing,  reminisce,  reminiscence,  earlier,  yesteryear,  past,  bygone,  anachronistic,  then,  yesterday,  anthology,  bibliophile,  vignette,  brownian,  aged,  older,  formerly,  sepia,  tintype,  historicity,  antiquarian,  olden,  reliving,  memorabilia,  ages,  old,  fashioned,  memento,  analogue,  etching,  remembering,  narration,  literatura,  telegraphy,  humanities,  wizen
Literary analysis:
In literature the term “peanut” sometimes emerges not as a mere food item but as an evocative color descriptor—a warm, earthy hue that recalls the natural, subdued brown of the legume. For instance, one text directly questions the hue itself when it asks, “Would you like to hear what color the stupid little boy said the peanut was?” [1] This playful inquiry hints at an imaginative reappropriation of everyday imagery into a language of color, inviting readers to consider familiar objects in a new light and imbuing the narrative with a subtle, nostalgic familiarity.
  1. Would you like to hear what color the stupid little boy said the peanut was?
    — from The Old Soldier's Story: Poems and Prose Sketches by James Whitcomb Riley


Colors associated with the word:
Nutmeg
Almond
Hazelnut
Chestnut
Caramel
Toffee
Buff
Tan 
Sepia
Mocha
Maple
Wheat
Biscuit
Khaki  
Words with similar colors:
blanford,  bluff,  shore,  stilt,  bustard,  mongoose,  tousled,  mombasa,  norwalk,  leisure,  excursion,  nine,  stroll,  landing,  seasoned,  praline,  allspice,  nutty,  amoretto,  cornwall
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