brownish vs khaki

brownish

• Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown. 

khaki

• Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust. 

• khaki (Pantone) 

• A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.) 

• khaki green 

• A soldier wearing a khaki uniform. 

• Khaki clothing or uniform. 

• Khaki green, a dull green colour. 

• A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. 

• A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.