The color brown is a red or orange of low intensity; however brown exists as a color perception only in the presence of a brighter color contrast: red or orange objects are still perceived as such if the general illumination level is low, despite reflecting the same amount of red or orange light as a brown object would in normal lighting conditions. Brown paint can be mixed by adding black or their complementary colors to either red or orange paint. As a color of low intensity it is a tertiary color in the original technical sense: a mix of the three subtractive primary colors is brown if the cyan content is low. Web colors are colors used in designing web pages, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. ... The RGB color model is an additive model in which red, green and blue (often used in additive light models) are combined in various ways to reproduce other colors. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... See Green for the color. ... Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cyan is a pure spectral color, but the same hue can also be generated by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light. ... Magenta is a color made up of red and blue light. ... Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... The HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) model, also called HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness), defines a color space in terms of three constituent components: HSV color space as a color wheel Hue, the color type (such as red, blue, or yellow): Ranges from 0-360 (but normalized to 0-100% in some... An image with the hue altered The hue of this Painted Bunting is adjusted over the spectrum. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chromaticity. ... Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to emit a given amount of light. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: orange Orange has several meanings. ... Luminous intensity is a measure of the energy emitted by a light source in a particular direction. ... Complementary colors are pairs of colors that are in some way opposites of each other. ... A tertiary color is a color made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color, in a given color space. ... A primary color or colour is a color that cannot be created by mixing other colors in the gamut of a given color space. ... Cyan is a pure spectral color, but the same hue can also be generated by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light. ...

Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions

• The school colors of Lehigh University are brown and white.
• In the billiard game of Snooker the 4-point snooker ball is brown.
• Brown is the color of many soils, animals, tree barks, and many other things in nature. The color brown is also commonly associated with excrement.
• Pullman Brown is the color of the United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery company with their trademark brown trucks and uniforms. UPS Brown (which is often incorrectly claimed to be Pantone 0607298, which is in reality not a valid pantone number) is a trademark of UPS. In its advertising, UPS refers to itself as "Brown" ("What can Brown do for you?").
• In the 1930's, brown was the color of the German Nazi party. Members of the Sturmabteilung wore brown uniforms and were known as the brownshirts.
• Brown is often used as a color of athletic jerseys and logos. Perhaps the most notable are the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. The team got its name from its founder and long-time coach, Paul Brown. The St. Louis Browns are a former Major League Baseball team, now known as the Baltimore Orioles. For about 25 years, the San Diego Padres had brown as a primary team color. Athletes at the University of Wyoming wear brown and old gold.
• The school colors of Brown University are white, cardinal red, and seal brown.
• To brown food is to oxidise the outside by heating, as under a broiler or in a frying pan, until it turns brown.
• Slang: A highly visible traffic infraction that is not caught. (e.g. A U-turn over a double yellow line on a busy street.)
• Brown is also commonly used to refer to people of Hispanic, Filipino or South Asian ethnicity, and sometimes for people of African or mixed extraction.
• "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." --Winston Churchill

Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. ... Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 × 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ... Pantone Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The seal of SA The (SA, German for Storm Division, usually translated as stormtroops or stormtroopers) functioned as a paramilitary organization of the NSDAP – the German Nazi party. ... The seal of SA The (SA, German for Storm Division, usually translated as stormtroops or stormtroopers) functioned as a paramilitary organization of the NSDAP – the German Nazi party. ... City Cleveland, Ohio Team colors Seal Brown, Orange, and White Head Coach Romeo Crennel Owner Randy Lerner General manager Phil Savage Mascot CB, Chomps, TD, and Trapper League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division (1946-1948) National Football League (1950-present) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) A seminal figure in American football history, Brown is considered the father of the modern offense, with many also adding that he ranks as the greatest football coach in history. ... (For the 1901-02 American League team known as the Baltimore Orioles, see New York Yankees. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992-present) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1983, 1970, 1966 AL Pennants (7) 1983, 1979, 1971, 1970 1969, 1966, 1944 East Division titles (8) 1997, 1983, 1979, 1974 1973... Major league affiliations National League (1969-present) West Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark PETCO Park (2004-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (2) 1998 â€¢ 1984 West Division titles (4) 2005 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1996 â€¢ 1984 Wild card berths (0) None The San Diego Padres (nicknamed The... The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyomings high plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194m), between the Laramie and Medicine Bow mountain ranges. ... Old Gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... White is a color, (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Cardinal is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks worn by catholic cardinals. ... Seal brown is a rich dark brown color, resembling the color of the dyed fur from the fur seal. ...

Brown pigments

• Bistre
• Sienna (burnt and raw)
• Umber (burnt and raw)

Categories: Stub | Colors | Pigments ... This page is not about Siena, Italy. ... Raw umber Umber is a natural brown clay pigment which contains iron and manganese oxides. ... Auburn is a reddish brown color. ... Categories: Stub | Colors | Pigments ... Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buffalo leather. ... Burgundy is a shade of dark red associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the region of France. ... Burnt Sienna is an iron oxide pigment: a warm mid brown colour. ... Burnt umber is both a pigment and colour. ... Copper is a reddish brown color that resembles the actual metal. ... Liver is a color which is used to describe dogs and horses. ... Mahogany is a brownish colour. ... Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. ... This article is about the color. ... Pale brown is a pale version of the color brown. ... Raw Umber is a color that resembles raw umber. ... Russet is a brown color with a reddish tinge. ... Rust is a color resembling rust. ... Sandy Brown is a shade of brown. ... Seal brown is a rich dark brown color, resembling the color of the dyed fur from the fur seal. ... Sepia is a rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish, and it is also the name of a dark brown-grey color. ... Tan is a brownish, tawny coluor. ... Wheat is a color that resembles wheat. ... Zinnwaldite is a color that resembles the mineral Zinnwaldite. ...

See also

• List of colors

The following is a partial list of colors with associated articles. ...

External links

• All About Brown