In literature, the color “dirt” is sometimes invoked to evoke an earthy, natural tone that suggests both rawness and resilience. For example, one author describes a particular hue as having been “mistaken… for dirt,” implying that the color possesses a muted, weathered quality reminiscent of the natural, unrefined earth [1]. Similarly, a character’s “eyes like dirt” uses a simile that equates the look of those eyes with the warm, brownish hues of soil, highlighting their grittiness and down-to-earth nature [2]. These uses show how dirt as a color can imbue descriptions with a sense of organic realism and groundedness.