93 Brown Color Names Every Designer Should Know

There are many types of colors, like primary colors, which include red, yellow, and blue.

These are the basic colors and are not made by mixing any colors. Orange, green, and purple are the secondary colors that are made by mixing two colors, and then comes the tertiary colors, which are made by mixing a primary color and a secondary color like green.

There are in total, six tertiary colors, including the red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet.

Brown is a color that is very authentic and beautiful with many uncountable shades present. This article will help you know the differences among all the shades and and how to use different kinds of shades and textures according to the different type of occasion/task.

Brown, which is usually known by people as light brown and dark brown, has so many shades of itself that one can't get enough of it. It has various shades from grayish brown to reddish-brown, yellowish-brown to orange-brown, and many more that we have listed below for you to add to your new palette or onto your new design.

There are various names for brown colors like tan, umber, mocha, peachy brown, champagne, and many more beautiful and authentic shade names. A very light brown color is a color made from the mixing of white in a big proportion with brown color like the biscuit color.

The brown color is made from two colors, orange and blue. Red and green also make the color brown.

There are 12 colors namely, red, pink, blue, purple, orange, yellow, green, black, white, brown, aqua, and gray. But if you are looking for some exciting brown shades, here is a perfect list for you to adore!

Shades Of Brown Color Names

Here is a list of some beautiful brown color shades which includes all the types of brown colors you need to know!

Almond is a pale yellowish-brown almond color.

Amber is a medium to dark brown-yellow color, often somewhat similar to orange.

Beige is a very light brown color, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the color of undyed wool.

Biscuit is a pale brown or yellowish-gray color.

Bisque is a pink to yellowish tan color.

Buff is a dull yellow or yellowish-brown color.

Butternut is a brownish color. Thie color has an olive caramel appearance.

Cafe au lait is a light brown color.

Champagne is a complete color that resembles a chocolate brown hue.

Cinnamon is a light yellowish cinnamon color.

Cocoa is a light to moderate brown color.

Cream is a yellowish-white color.

Drab is a light olive-brown color.

Dun is brownish-gray color.

Ecru is a grayish-yellow to a light grayish color; the color of unbleached linen.

Fawn is a light grayish-brown color.

Khaki is a dull yellowish-brown color.

Mousy is a light brown or grayish hair color.

Neutral is dull but harmonizes with most other colors.

Nutmeg is a grayish-brown color.

Oatmeal is a grayish-yellow color.

Dark Brown Color Names

Here is a list of adorable dark brown shades that you can choose from. Moderate to dark brown shades! 

Bistre is a yellowish-brown to dark brown color. It is a very beautiful color.

Brass is one of the green-looking shades of brown.

Bronze is a popular shade of brown. The bronze color is widely used in artifacts.

Burnt Umber is a dark brown color.

Chocolate is a moderate to a deep brown chocolate color.

Coffee is a medium to dark brown coffee color. It is regarded as one of the common brown pigment names.

Mocha is a dark brown shade that is very popular.

Nutella is a very beautiful brown shade.

Rust is a strong brown color, sometimes with a reddish or a dark brown rust tinge.

Sable, the color of fur, is a dark brown to yellowish-brown color. It is similar to a dark brown shade in appearance.

Sand is a very authentic dark-brown color. It is quite similar to an olive-gold shade of brown.

Seal Brown is a dark brown color often with a yellowish or grayish tinge.

Tan is a very beautiful dark-brown color. One of the popular brown pigment names.

Tawny is a light brown to brownish-orange color which is slightly on the side of green or gray color.

Tortoiseshell is a dark-brown mottled color that is similar to dark brown in appearance.

Umber has a tinge of the dark brown to greenish-brown colors.

Walnut is a light dark-brown walnut color.

Brown Color Palette Names

Here is a list of some of the best brown shades that you can add to your palette of makeup or painting!

Beaver is a very beautiful palette name of brown shades. It is one of the common shades of brown.

Bourbon is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Brunette is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Burnt Sienna is an authentic name for a brown-shade.

Carob is a very beautiful palette name of brown shade.

Cedar is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Dark Beach is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette. It is one of the rare shades of brown.

Espresso is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Gingerbread is a very beautiful palette name of brown shades.

Golden Beige is a very beautiful palette name of brown shade.

Goldenrod is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Hickory is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Mai Tai is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Mud Oak is a very beautiful palette name of brown shade.

Nude is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Ochre is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Peanut is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Pecan is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Penny is a very beautiful palette name of brown shades.

Peru is a very beautiful palette name of brown shades. It is one of the popular shades of brown.

Red Chenywood is an authentic name for a wood-brown-shaded palette.

Russet is a very beautiful palette name of russet brown shade.

Sahel is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Sandpit is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Sepia is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Syrup is an authentic name for a brown-shaded palette.

Taupe is a very beautiful palette name of brown shade. Taupe is somewhat similar to a caramel gold shade. Deep taupe is one of the complete brown shades.

Tortilla is a very beautiful palette name of brown shade.

Tussock is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of brown shades.

Wheat is a very beautiful palette name of brown shade. The wheat brown can be regarded as a pale shade of brown.

Wood is a very pleasing name that can be used for a palette of wood brown shades.

Reddish Brown Color Names

Here is a list of some beautiful reddish-brown color shades that you will adore a lot!

Auburn is a reddish-brown color which is very beautiful. It is one of the common shades of brown.

Bay is a very pigmented reddish- color. It is regarded as one of the popular brown color names.

Burnt Sienna is a dark reddish-orange to reddish-brown color which is very beautiful.

Chestnut is a very pigmented reddish-brown to brown color. One of the popular brown color names.

Copper is a reddish-brown color of copper. The deep copper brown shade is popular in the Tuscan culture.

Ginger is a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown color which is very beautiful. Ginger is one of the popular shades of brown that resembles a saddle brown hue.

Henna is a very pigmented reddish-brown or brown color.

Liver is a reddish-brown color, sometimes with a grayish tinge.

Mahogany is a reddish-brown color which is very beautiful like Mahogany.

Oxyblood is of a dark reddish-brown color.

Terracotta is a strong reddish-brown to brownish-orange color which is very beautiful.

OPI Brown Color Names

Here is a list of some of the best and most highly used OPI shades of nail paints in brown shades!

Barefoot In Barcelona is a very prominently used shade.

Bonfire Serenade is a color that is frequently used.

Chocolate Moose is a very famous brown-colored nail paint.

Cliffside Karaoke is a very glorious brown shade of OPI.

Icelanded A Bottle of OPI is a well-known brown-colored nail polish.

It Never Ends is a very prominently used shade.

Krona-logical Order is a very widely known shade.

Linger Over Coffee is a very glorious coffee brown shade of OPI.

Shh... It's Top Secret! Is a very famous brown-colored nail paint.

Staying Neutral is a very prominently used brown-colored nail paint.

That’s What Friends Are Thor is a very glorious brown shade of OPI.

You Don't Know Jacques is a very beautiful brown shade of OPI.