flesh color
noun
a color that falls within the spectrum of human skin colors.
flesh-colored
-
a word derived from
flesh color.
Example Sentences
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On loan from La Cinémathèque Française, Paris, laid flat in a vitrine, is a flesh-colored silk-chiffon slip dress, its hem beaded with silver lozenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A longer version featured layers of diagonal ruffles, some left unfinished and trailing behind, worn with chunky flesh-colored booties with sculptural heels.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
Sound is conveyed through a tiny speaker that fits inside the ear, attached by a barely visible wire to a very small flesh-colored “computer” containing a microphone, amplifier and battery that sits behind the ear.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Kesey describes her as beautiful: "Her face is smooth, calculated, and precision-made, like an expensive babydoll, skin like flesh-colored enamel, blend of white and cream and baby-blue eyes, small nose, pink little nostrils."
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2020
The flesh-colored fabric of the dummy’s skin makes a good, absorbent canvas.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
