Translation guide
Describes a color that is primarily brown with a noticeable green tint. In Japanese, this is often expressed with compound color words or descriptive phrases.
greenish brown
Most common equivalent; also オリーブ色 for darker olive tones.
To describe a color that is brown with a greenish hue, applicable to objects, nature, or abstract descriptions.
The most common and natural way to express 'greenish brown' in everyday Japanese, equivalent to 'khaki'. It covers a range of dull greenish-brown shades.
If you need to be very specific about the shade, you can use the pattern [color A]がかった[color B] (e.g., 緑がかった茶色). This is perfectly natural and understood, though single color words like カーキ色 are more common in casual speech.
彼はカーキ色のズボンをはいている。
He is wearing greenish-brown pants.
Refers to 'olive' color, a dark yellowish-greenish brown. Often used for military items or natural tones.
I want an olive-colored jacket.
A descriptive phrase literally meaning 'brown with a greenish tint'. It is clear and can be used when you want to be precise, but it's slightly more wordy than single color terms.
The wall is painted a greenish brown.
Literally 'national defense color', a historical term for the greenish-brown color used in Japanese military uniforms. Very specific and rarely used in modern daily life.
My grandfather's greenish-brown military uniform remains.