oatmeal vs washed out

oatmeal

adj
  • Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal 

noun
  • A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal. 

  • Meal made from rolled or round oats. 

  • A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water. 

washed out

adj
  • Of colours: faded, pale. 

  • Very tired and lacking energy or animation. 

How often have the words oatmeal and washed out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )