1799 J. Robertson 34 Slates..of a muddy brown complexion.
1889 Aug. 414/1 The ware emerged from the kiln at this stage dull and clouded, of a thick muddy brown or greenish color.
1985 A. S. Byatt (1988) (BNC) 67 Van Gogh had divided his painting of the Yellow House with a soft, muddy-brown line.