Yellowish

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xanthous \Xan"thous\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.] Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1829, "fair-haired and light-complexioned," from Greek xanthos "yellow," of unknown origin (see xantho- ). But the word also was used in 19c. anthropology as "specifying the yellow or Mongoloid type of mankind" [Century Dictionary].

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. similar to the color of an egg yolk [syn: yellow , yellowish ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 yellow-brown; yolk-colored. 2 (context archaic ethnology English) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.