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.
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.
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.
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.
その壁は緑がかった茶色に塗られている。
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.
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.
I want an olive-colored jacket.
祖父の国防色の軍服が残っている。
My grandfather's greenish-brown military uniform remains.