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Pullman brown

Pullman brown noun: a shade of brown originally used on Pullman cars and later by UPS.

Noun

Pullman brown

  1. A shade of brown originally used on Pullman cars and later by UPS.
    • UPS has used the color for its trucks since 1916, when it was called Pullman brown. The reason the company chose brown is "that it was the epitome of luxury at the time," a former UPS executive told The New York Times in 1998.2012 September 29, Aleksi Tzatzev, “10 Colors That Might Get You Sued”, in Business Insider
    • Home insulation company Owens Corning launched the "Think Pink" campaign to protect its unique pink hue, setting a precedent for Cadbury's deep purple chocolate wrappers, UPS's Pullman brown logos, Tiffany & Co.'s robin egg blue jewelry packaging and Christian Louboutin's red shoe soles.2017 November 6, Marissa Miller, “How colors change the way we think, feel and consume”, in CNN

Origin of Pullman brown

Named after Pullman, a rail company which used the colour on many of its cars.

Questions about Pullman brown

What does Pullman brown mean?
Pullman brown means a shade of brown originally used on Pullman cars and later by UPS.
What part of speech is Pullman brown?
Pullman brown is a noun.

Words near Pullman brown in the dictionary

  1. Pullinger
  2. Pullingers
  3. pullings
  4. pullins
  5. Pullman
  6. Pullman brown
  7. Pullman car
  8. Pullman cars
  9. Pullman loaf
  10. Pullman loaves
  11. Pullman pan

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