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This cocoa hue is actually a dark orange color, but can only be seen by your brain when brighter colors are next to it — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 7 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
BROWN
5 letters
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Where this clue appears
August 7 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 7 2026
BROWN
Find this color! What do you get when you mix all the colors mentioned in this puzzle? (Hint: It's the color of coffee!)
BROWN
5
"___ Eyed Girl," song by Van Morrison ... or soil's color that may remind you of fall
BROWN
5
Georgia ___, singer with the hit "Save My Soul" who can hit whistle notes
BROWN
5
___ rice, whole-grain rice with a dark color ... a healthier food switch for your daily diet!
BROWN
5
*Tra la la la la* "___ Girl in the Ring," hit song by Boney M. that has repetitive and catchy syllables
BROWN
5
Color of soil ... or one of the martial arts belt color
BROWN
5
Dr. Emmett "Doc" ___, eccentric scientist experimenting with time travel in "Back to the Future"
BROWN
5
Common eye color
BROWN
5
James ___, "Cold Sweat" African-American singer who is lovingly called the "Godfather of Soul"
BROWN
5
"Judge Joe ___," arbitration-based reality courtroom show which premiered in 1998
BROWN
5
Driving way below the speed limit, say
SLOW
4
Missing from military duty, say: Abbr.
AWOL
4
Winning call for a boxer: Abbr.
TKO
3
___ five (celebratory hand-slap)
HIGH
4
Speed contest like Tour de France or the Derby, e.g.
RACE
4
"Ben-___" (1959 epic film)
HUR
3
Prefix with "copter" for a type of aircraft
HELI
4
___ and George, the Weasley twins from "Harry Potter"
FRED
4
Semi-circle shape
ARC
3
Sinks below the horizon, like the sun
SETS
4
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