# Describe This Color In One Word **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391 "2008-10-17T16:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Liche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@Liche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liche)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/81 "2008-10-19T11:11:29Z")
Urine? Should I seek medical attention? ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/82 "2008-10-19T11:48:44Z")
We call it Karitane Yellow in New Zealand - named after karitane nurses who were baby nurses, and the colour is rather like the colour of baby’s poo ---
**Author:** ![schnuckiputzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schnuckiputzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnuckiputzi)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/83 "2008-10-19T23:21:01Z")
Breastfedbabypoo…all my newborns had poo this color. What a thing to look at first thing in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/84 "2008-10-20T18:29:19Z")
I’d seen egg shell in diarrhea before, but never the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/85 "2008-10-20T18:41:56Z")
> [@Liche](#): > > Urine? > > Should I seek medical attention? If so, book me an appointment. My first thought was “Drunkards Piss Yellow”, but then I remembered just one word was required. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/86 "2008-10-20T20:56:27Z")
> [@MizTina](#): > > After laughing myself sick, I second this one. So the question begs answering…what the heck does the paint store call it? “Spanish Leather”, by Behr. I’m having a hard time figuring how something can look so good on the swatch and so bad once it’s actually applied. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/87 "2008-10-21T01:51:54Z")
peanutbutter ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/88 "2008-10-21T01:55:06Z")
I’ll just fall back to my old days as a department-store copywriter and use the word we always used to describe a color that had no recognizable place on the spectrum: Taupe ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/89 "2008-10-21T02:00:07Z")
Diarrhea. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/90 "2008-10-21T04:37:01Z")
Goldenrod. Only because “cat urine” is two words. ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/91 "2008-10-21T05:42:53Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Ochre. > > What do I win? That was my first though too. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/92 "2008-10-21T06:16:26Z")
Diarrhea, but only because: my neighbor’s dog’s diarrhea that my [toddler] cousin picked up and threw at my friend ~20 years ago - is more than one word. Seriously. That is the very first thing I thought of. It’s the **exact** same color. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/93 "2008-10-21T17:57:30Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > “Spanish Leather”, by Behr. > > I’m having a hard time figuring how something can look so good on the swatch and so bad once it’s actually applied. See, if they’d called it “Baby Diarrhea” you probably wouldn’t be having this problem. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/94 "2008-10-21T18:03:31Z")
Slime? I don’t think it’s ochre, actually–it seems a shade too green. Maybe [old gold](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Gold) or [brass](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass), or possibly [dark goldenrod](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod_(color)#Dark_Goldenrod)… ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/95 "2008-10-21T18:56:37Z")
Without looking at any other replies: I’d describe it as “puke.” ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/96 "2008-10-21T20:03:39Z")
Is it puce? Or, goldenrod? Or, newborn baby poo. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/97 "2008-10-22T01:48:05Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I’ll just fall back to my old days as a department-store copywriter and use the word we always used to describe a color that had no recognizable place on the spectrum: > > Taupe No no no! Taupe is a very specific color. It is a cool-toned gray/brown that can vary from light to dark. That color is a warm-toned diarrhea/mustard. Totally different. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/98 "2008-10-22T02:06:24Z")
Without reading the thread. First reaction: Mustard yellow. Second reaction: Goldenrod. Third reaction: What kind of light is that? That looks like it was taken in artifical light. At least, I hope so. That could account for the darker (off) tint to the base color. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391/99 "2008-10-22T02:09:02Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Just like the title says. [This color](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/doorcolor.jpg) brings one word to mind for me – I’d like to see if anyone else is thinking along the same lines. poop [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-this-color-in-one-word/468391.md?page=4)