It has been used since antiquity throughout India, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Africa to color clothing, dye hair, and create beautifully intricate designs on the skin. During the 15th and 16th centuries, toast was used to flavor drinks and then discarded. As the name might suggest, the main ingredient in buttercream icing is just plain old butter.
While buttercream icing can be dyed or tinted to take on just about any color imaginable, its purest form tends to be this pale yellowy brown color as a result of the butter and sugar mixture. Buttery Brown is definitely more brown than yellow, but it carries a hint of that bright, sunshiny color to liven up what would otherwise be nothing more than a pale, muted brown.
Since then, camel-colored coats, shirts, dresses, and bags have gone in and out of high fashion over the years. Historically, canvas was made of a durable hemp weave that would be able to stand up to the perils of sea travel or long overland voyages. Caramel apples were first invented by a Mrs. Carnal Brown is another relatively muted shade that still has some warm red and yellow undertones.
Cashmere is a type of wool made specifically from the hair of certain breeds of goat, instead of sheep. Technically speaking, chai is just the Hindi word for tea. The end result is a drink that looks an awful lot like Chai brown. Chamomile is actually the name given to several different flowers in the daisy family that grow throughout Europe.
Chamomile tea has a soft, golden-brown color that is perfectly reflected in the yellow-red undertones of Chamomile brown. Continuing the plant or beverage trend, chicory is another member of the daisy family.
While chicory flowers are white, the roots are often baked, roasted, and ground up for use as a coffee substitute. While any chocolate aficionado will tell you that chocolate comes in a range of shapes, sizes, and colors, this deep, rich shade is probably pretty close to what most of us picture when we think of that sweet treat.
Either way, the red-brown shade of the cinnamon blends with the muted brown of the toast to give us what we call Cinnamon Toast brown. Citrus Brown may seem like a confusing moniker at first, since most citrus fruits tend to be famously yellow or orange. Citrus Brown combines all the warmth and energy of those shades with the more subdued neutrality of a classic brown. The end result is a brown-gold hue that provides the best of both worlds. Cotton fibers have been used to make a soft, woolly cloth for literally thousands of years, with the earliest cloth samples dating back to nearly five thousand years before the Common Era.
While the plant and its produce have a long and often gruesome history, the cloth itself has long been valued for its soft and crisp white color. Cotton brown captures the soft brown glow of that same worn and well-used fabric.
Chestnuts have been a staple in many culinary cultures around the world, treasured for their sweet, hearty taste and relatively large size as compared to most other tree nuts. Their distinctive red-brown color makes them a popular treat around the holidays, and Dark Chestnut brown reflects some of that cold weather cheer and hope for warmer days.
Beloved by military personnel and white collar workers around the world, khaki typically refers to a pale brown shade of cloth with a subtle yellow undertone. Dark Khaki dials up the yellow undertone until it produces what almost passes for a green tint, and the end result is a significantly darker shade of brown.
Dark Sand, however, is roughly the color of the sand on the beach after the waves have receded, leaving the beach behind darkened by the water. Dark Wood is actually very similar in appearance to Dark Sand, but the difference between the two lies in the concentration of its red, green, and blue values.
Dark Sand has a higher level of red, green, and blue in order to reflect its rocky nature, while Dark Wood has a more muted, subdued appearance. Deep Brown is one of the darkest shades of brown on this list, which means that it also has some of the lowest red, green, and blue values.
As a result, the lack of light or color saturation means that the resulting color is almost dark enough to pass for true black. Taupe takes its name from the French word for mole , as it was believed that the gray-brown color was similar in shade to the coat of the little digging animal. Either way, the muted brown has a distinctly cooler undertone to it, and the overall color suggests the coolness of the desert before the sun begins to rise.
Found growing in damp or humid climates around the world, moss is usually known for its deep green color. Despite the grim name, Dull Brown is actually a pretty lively shade. It carries distinct red undertones that keep it from fading all the way into a truly dull appearance, and the subtle yellow notes running throughout lend it a sense of brightness and light.
Feather Brown, however, is the faded brown shade of the swan or goose feather quills that were used as writing implements prior to the invention and immediate popularity of the pen. Despite being associated with Chinese food today, fortune cookies are actually a Japanese invention, dating back to the s. Regardless of their origin, these crispy little cookies are beloved around the world today for their light, sweet flavor and the golden brown color that Fortune Cookie brown emulates.
Ginger ale is a bright, bubbly drink that is usually enjoyed on its own or mixed with various spirits to make a cocktail. Obviously, fog on its own is usually a misty gray or white color.
Gray Brown is a deep shade of brown that looks pretty much exactly the way that you would expect it to look. The last entry in our family of similarly-named shades of brown, Grayish Brown is very similar in color to Gray Brown. The only real difference between the two of them is that Grayish Brown is slightly darker.
This difference in saturation is the result of a slightly lower red, green, and blue value that pushes the shade away from the lighter or brighter side of the color spectrum. In the context of this color, however, Hardwood is a rich, gray-brown shade with some subtle red undertones. Regardless of what you call it, this shade of brown is a bright, warm color that captures some of those tropical vibes. Brown is believed to help create a wholesome feeling, a connection with the earth, and a sense of orderliness and convention.
Brown is a stable and grounded color that is believed to help you feel like you fit in and belong. Additional words that represent different shades, tints, and values of the color brown: sienna, bay, sand, wood, dapple, auburn, chestnut, nut-brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, chocolate, tan, brunette, fawn, liver-colored, mahogany, oak, bronze, terra-cotta, toast, umber, cocoa, coffee, copper, ecru, ginger, hazel, khaki, ochre, puce, snuff-colored.
Sign up to get new our latest posts and announcements delivered straight to your inbox. As founder of Bourn Creative, Jennifer is an award-winning designer who has been working in the branding and design trenches since The palette below shows a set of primary colors only. Note that there are two reds and two blues — a warmer and cooler version of each hue. A cool red mixed with a warm blue make a brilliant purple. Here, Alizarin Crimson is the cooler red while Ultramarine Blue is the warmer blue.
Color temperature is relative. Though blue is a cool color, within the family of blue hues, there are warm and cool variances. Using both warm and cool primary colors allows the artist to mix the broadest variety of colors, including neutrals like brown and gray. Brown and gray are close cousins. Just as brown can be thought of as the three primaries mixed together, so too, can gray. The color pencil illustration below demonstrates how a greater amount of blue in the mixture results in grey while a more equal combination of primaries makes brown.
In a perfect world, all tubes of paint would have the same, predictable mixing power and equal amounts of primary colors. When mixed, these colors would always make brown. See also: Warm vs. Cool Grays. Depending on the grade of paint, some pigments may overpower others, requiring an adjustment to the approximate ratio used when mixing brown. Some media is less forgiving than others.
Watercolor comes to mind. Many watercolor artists mix color in their paintings instead of on their palettes. This type of mixture is called an optical mixture.
To do so, one must know what ratio of colors to use when optically mixing neutral. The stakes are higher. In theory, neutrals, like brown, should be able to pair with any color. Brown has been used in art since prehistoric times. They used walnuts, clay, and iron oxide amongst other ingredients. The use of brown in paintings depended on the time and style of the period. The 17th and 18th centuries made great use of the color brown to create dark backgrounds with brighter foregrounds or subjects, and the earthy tones were meant to signify humility and intellectualism.
Using the color brown also meant that artists could paint natural depictions of scenes and settings. Brown was less commonly used in the 20th century, as artists like the French impressionists turned to bright colors, and art stepped into commercial production and popular culture. Brown shoes, belts, coats, and jackets are found in many western wardrobes, since they are easy to pair with other neutrals or brighter colors.
Like it or not, the color brown is everywhere. By carefully creating or choosing a shade of brown, you can invoke certain emotions, or draw from past artistic influences. The beauty of brown comes from how versatile it is, and the possibilities of shades.
The ways in which we can use the color brown are seemingly endless. If you're looking for more inspiration about drawing and art, check out this guide on contour line art , and this exciting list of drawing ideas. Do you love taking your knowledge to the next level? She worked in book publishing for several years, and believes that books can open up new worlds.
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