yellowish

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Waterbury, a city of 115,000 in west central Connecticut, was long known as “Brass City” for its factories that made everything from lipstick holders to parts of Hoover Dam from the yellowish alloy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Her baskets are mostly the yellowish brown color of her main thread, strips of basket rush made pliant after soaking in water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The white tee doesn’t sit the same way, or inevitably accumulates a yellowish stain in the armpit crease.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

The music was sounding orangey and yellowish as I listened, and the faint whiff of lemons seemed to surround me.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper