燕麦色 (yànmàisè): oatmeal (color)

Meanings

1 oatmeal (color)
2 warm beige

Characters

燕

yàn

swallow (bird, in 燕麦 = oats)

Examples

这件燕麦色的毛衣很百搭。

Zhè jiàn yànmài sè de máoyī hěn bǎidā.

This oatmeal-colored sweater goes with everything.

客厅的窗帘选了燕麦色,看起来很温暖。

Kètīng de chuānglián xuǎn le yànmài sè, kàn qǐlái hěn wēnnuǎn.

We picked oatmeal-colored curtains for the living room — it looks cozy.

燕麦色比米色略深一点。

Yànmài sè bǐ mǐsè lüè shēn yìdiǎn.

Oatmeal is slightly darker than beige.

Tips

usage

A fashion/home-decor color term popular on Xiaohongshu. Falls between 米色 (beige) and 驼色 (camel).

Stroke Order

燕 yàn

麦 mài

色 sè

Related Words

燕麦奶 yànmàinǎi

oat milk

燕麦片 yànmàipiàn #25,679

oatmeal / rolled oats / oat flakes

燕麦 yànmài #16,548

oats

颜色 yánsè HSK 2 #1,603

color

结构色 jiégòusè

structural color (color produced by microscopic structure rather than pigment)

着色 zhuósè #27,232

to apply color / to color / to paint (with color) / to tint

棕色 zōngsè #4,593

brown (color)

金色 jīnsè #5,346

gold (color) / golden

黄色 huángsè HSK 2 #3,285

yellow (color)

彩色 cǎisè HSK 3 #10,478

color; multicolored / in color (as opposed to black and white)