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Brown is a low luminance color that is typically produced by adding black or their complementary colors to red, orange, or yellow paint. It is considered an earth tone and has an unlimited numbers of shades. An average brown color is represented by the following color coordinates: | Brown is a low luminance color that is typically produced by adding black or their complementary colors to red, orange, or yellow paint. It is considered an earth tone and has an unlimited numbers of shades. An average brown color is represented by the following color coordinates: | ||
| − | + | * Hex triplet: # 964B00 | |
| − | + | * RGB: (150, 75, 0); CMYK (0, 50, 100, 41) | |
| − | + | * HSV: (30°, 100%, 59%) | |
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Examples of inorganic brown pigments: | Examples of inorganic brown pigments: | ||
| − | + | * earth colors (iron oxide, [[ocher]], [[umber]], [[sienna]]) | |
| − | + | * bituminous ([[Vandyke brown]], [[mummy]]) | |
| − | + | * other ([[Prussian brown]], [[manganese brown]], [[Mars brown]]) | |
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Examples of organic brown pigments: | Examples of organic brown pigments: | ||
| − | + | * animal ([[sepia]]) | |
| − | + | * plant ([[bister]], [[cutch (dye)]], [[henna]], [[nettle]], [[logwood]]) | |
| − | + | * synthetic (brown [[azo dye|azo dyes]]) | |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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brun (Dan., Sven.); Braun (Deut.); pardo (Esp.); castaño (Esp.); pigments bruns (Fr.); pigmenti marrone (It.) canus (Lat.); bruin (Ned.); pigmentos castanhos (Port.) | brun (Dan., Sven.); Braun (Deut.); pardo (Esp.); castaño (Esp.); pigments bruns (Fr.); pigmenti marrone (It.) canus (Lat.); bruin (Ned.); pigmentos castanhos (Port.) | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 08:38, 14 August 2020
Description
Brown is a low luminance color that is typically produced by adding black or their complementary colors to red, orange, or yellow paint. It is considered an earth tone and has an unlimited numbers of shades. An average brown color is represented by the following color coordinates:
- Hex triplet: # 964B00
- RGB: (150, 75, 0); CMYK (0, 50, 100, 41)
- HSV: (30°, 100%, 59%)
Examples of inorganic brown pigments:
- earth colors (iron oxide, Ocher, Umber, Sienna)
- bituminous (Vandyke brown, Mummy)
- other (Prussian brown, Manganese brown, Mars brown)
Examples of organic brown pigments:
Synonyms and Related Terms
brun (Dan., Sven.); Braun (Deut.); pardo (Esp.); castaño (Esp.); pigments bruns (Fr.); pigmenti marrone (It.) canus (Lat.); bruin (Ned.); pigmentos castanhos (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998