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Color:
Teak


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Colors with the same hue:
Gold
Curry
Shadow
Goldenrod
Urobilin
Dust
Spanish yellow
Mango
Amber
Honey
Xanthous
Ripe mango
Sunny Gold
Khaki  
Putty
Light Sand
Champagne
Blanched almond
Moccasin
Similar colors:
Dust
Oak
Camel
Desert
Fallow
Lion
Wood brown
Driftwood
Pecan
Dark tan
Hazelnut
Tan
Ecru
Sand
Somber Brown
Drab Brown
Burlap
Khaki  
Dull Brown
Shadow
Pale gold
Maple
Pale brown
Oat
Butternut
Dirt
Beech
Grullo
Oatmeal
Antique Gold
Words evoked by this color:
pecan,  camel,  chalet,  carpenter,  coat,  jetsam,  flotsam,  noisette,  subtilty,  subtlety,  chive,  wasabi,  mesozoic,  amphibious,  lentil,  asparagus,  caesarea,  lucca,  salerno,  corsica,  persephone,  olive,  nourishing,  guadalcanal,  peridot,  corbett,  rutland,  cypress,  backcountry,  grenoble,  wehrmacht,  marjoram,  saje,  sage,  trendy,  canny,  flooring,  paneling,  carpentry,  grained,  tenon,  samovar,  doorknob,  orrery,  astrolabe,  barometer,  knob,  sackbut,  tuba,  trombone
Literary analysis:
Writers often use “teak” as a descriptor for a warm, earthy hue that evokes the character of sun-bleached wood. For example, an austere door is depicted as a “slab of bleached teak” [1], suggesting both a natural aging process and a subdued elegance, while another passage describes surfaces with a “weather-worn silvery teak” quality [2] that implies a patina born of time and exposure. In yet another instance, the transformation of material is emphasized by referencing “teak stained black” in ornate furniture, highlighting the versatility of teak’s inherent color spectrum.
  1. The door at the top was an austere slab of bleached teak.
    — from The King of the City by Keith Laumer
  2. Indian red underlies the gilding, and the weather has left some parts gold and some half gold and red, and other bits weather-worn silvery teak.
    — from From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch

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