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Adjective: tawny (tawnier,tawniest)  to-nee
  1. Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; the colour of tanned leather
    "The plumage of the tawny owl is generally brown and speckled";
    - tawny-brown

Derived forms: tawniest, tawnier

See also: chromatic

Encyclopedia: Tawny