Shades of brown#Peru

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|title=Red-Brown

|hex=A52A2A

|source=X11

|isccname=Vivid red}}

The web color called "brown" is displayed as shown.

The historical and traditional name for this color is red-brown.

The color shown above at the top right at the head of this article (color #964B00) is the color normally and traditionally regarded as brown—a medium dark orange. Its h (hue) code is 30, which signifies a shade of orange. The color to the immediate right (color #A52A2A) that was chosen as the web color "brown"—a medium dark red—is the color traditionally called red-brown. That this color is a shade of red and not orange can be easily ascertained by inspecting its h (hue) code, which is 0, signifying a shade of red.

The first recorded use of red-brown as a color name in English was in 1682.Maerz & Paul, p. 190; Color Sample of Red-Brown: p. 33 Plate 5 Color Sample F11 (The color red-brown is listed on page 190 as a variation of the color Bole, under its original 17th-century name, "brown-red")

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{{Infobox color

|title=Brown (RYB)

|hex=331800

|r=51 |g=24 |b=0

|source=RYB color system

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Displayed at right is the color that is called brown in the RYB color model. It is an equal mix of red, yellow and blue.{{cite web|url=https://artstudiolife.com/how-to-mix-brown/|title=What Colors Do You Mix to Make Brown?|website=Art Studio Life|date=September 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022}}

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|title=Rosy Brown

|hex=BC8F8F

|source=X11

|isccname=Light grayish red}}

Displayed here is the web color rosy brown. At a hue of 359, it is classified as a red-brown.

The color name rosy brown first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.

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{{infobox color

|title=Burnt umber

|image=Vanadinite-Descloizite-230157.jpg

|caption=Vanadinite crystals showing burnt umber coloration

|hex=8A3324

|source=Xona.com Color List{{Cite web|url=https://xona.com/misc/colorlist/|title=Xona Games - Color List|website=xona.com}}

|isccname=Strong reddish brown}}

Burnt umber is made by heating raw umber, which dehydrates the iron oxides and changes them partially to the more reddish hematite. It is used for both oil and water color paint. At a hue of 9, it is classified as a red-brown.

The first recorded use of burnt umber as a color name in English was in 1650.Maerz & Paul, p. 191; Color Sample of Burnt Umber: p. 53 Plate 15 Color Sample A12

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{{infobox color

|title=Wenge

|image=Wengefurn.jpg

|caption=Wenge wood

|source=ColorHexa{{Cite web |title=Wenge / #645452 hex color |url=https://www.colorhexa.com/645452 |website=ColorHexa |language=en |access-date=2023-10-09}}

|hex=645452}}

Wenge refers to the distinctive color of the dark-colored wood that is the product of Millettia laurentii, a legume tree from Africa. At a hue of 9, it is classified as a red-brown.

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{{infobox color

|title=Chestnut

|image=Chestnut03.jpg

|caption=Chestnuts can be found on the ground around chestnut trees.

|hex=954535

|source=Maerz and Paul

|isccname=Strong reddish brown}}

{{Main|Chestnut (color)}}

Displayed at right is the color chestnut. At a hue of 10, it is classified as a red-brown.

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{{main|Maroon}}

{{infobox color

|title=Maroon

|hex=800000

|source=HTML/CSS

|isccname=Deep reddish brown}}

Displayed at right is the web color called maroon in HTML/CSS and it is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut.[4] "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown".

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{{infobox color

|title=Smokey Topaz

|image=File:Topaz-200562.jpg

|caption=Smoky topaz crystals

|hex=832A0D

|source=Crayola

|isccname=Strong reddish brown}}

Displayed at right is the color smokey topaz. At a hue of exactly 15, it is classified as a red-brown or orange-brown. It can also be called a vermilion-brown.

This color was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as one of the colors in the Gem Tones set.

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{{infobox color

|title=Cigar Brown

|hex=6D4F4B

|image=El Cedro Cigars.jpg

|caption=Cigars

|source=My Perfect Color{{cite web |title=Match of Bob Timberlake™ CC-800 Cigar Brown * |url=https://www.myperfectcolor.com/paint/34978-bob-timberlake-cc-800-cigar-brown |website=My Perfect Color |access-date=29 December 2022}}}}

Cigar brown is a brown shade resembling the color of cigars.

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{{Main|Desert sand (color)}}

{{infobox colour

|title=Desert Sand

|image=File:Sand Gazelle 1.jpg

|caption=Desert landscape in the United Arab Emirates

|hex=EDC9AF

|source=Crayola

|isccname=Pale orange yellow}}

The color desert sand is displayed at right. At a hue of 19, it is classified as an orange-brown.

It may be publicly regarded as a deep shade of beige. It is a pale tint of a color called desert.

The color name "desert" was first used in 1920.Maerz & Paul, p. 194; Color Sample of Desert: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample I7

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{{Infobox color

|title=Dark Brown

|hex=5C4033

|source=X11}}

Dark brown is a dark tone of color brown. At a hue of 19, it is classified as a black-brown.

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{{infobox color

|title=Sable

|image=

|caption=

|hex=6E403C

|source=[https://palettemaker.com/colors/sable]

|isccname=Strong reddish brown}}

Sable is a shade of brown representative of the color of a sable. The color sable is best described as a copper-blonde metallic brown.

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{{infobox color

|title=Beaver

|image=American Beaver.jpg

|caption=A North American beaver

|hex=9F8170

|source=Crayola

|isccname=Light brown}}

Beaver is a shade of brown representative of the color of a beaver. At a hue of 22, it is classified as an orange-brown.

The first recorded use of beaver as a color name in English was in 1705.Maerz & Paul, p. 190; Color Sample of Beaver: p. 53 Plate 15 Color Sample A6—The color shown above matches the color sample in the book

The color "beaver" was formulated as one of the Crayola colors in 1998.

Etymologically, it's believed that the words "brown" and "beaver" ultimately stem from the same root word.{{OEtymD|beaver|accessdate=2012-12-01}}

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{{main|Cocoa brown}}

{{Infobox color

|title=Cocoa Brown

|image=File:Cocoa Pods and Seeds.jpg

|caption=Chocolate is created from the cocoa bean. A cacao tree with cocoa bean fruit pods (which are filled with cocoa beans inside of them) in various stages of ripening

|hex=D2691E

|source=X11

|isccname=Deep orange}}

Displayed at right is the color cocoa brown. At a hue of 25, it is classified as an orange-brown.

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{{Main|Russet (color)}}

{{Infobox color

|title=Russet

|hex=80461B

|source=ISCC-NBS{{Cite web|url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-r.htm|title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ra through Rz|date=November 22, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220647/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-r.htm |archive-date=22 November 2012 }}

|isccname=Strong brown}}

Russet is a dark brown color with a reddish-orange tinge. At a hue of 26, it is classified as an orange-brown.

The first recorded use of russet as a color name in English was in 1562.Maerz & Paul, p. 203; Color Sample of Russet: p. 37 Plate 14 Color Sample I12

The name of the color derives from russet, a coarse cloth made of wool and dyed with woad and madder to give it a subdued gray or reddish-brown shade. By the statute of 1363, poor English people were required to wear russet.{{citation |title=Growth and decline in Colchester, 1300–1525 |author=R. H. Britnell |pages=[https://archive.org/details/growthdeclineinc0000brit/page/55 55–77] |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1986 |isbn=978-0-521-30572-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/growthdeclineinc0000brit/page/55 }}

Russet, a color of fall, is often associated with sorrow or grave seriousness. Anticipating a lifetime of regret, Shakespeare's character Biron says: "Henceforth my wooing mind shall be express'd / In russet yeas and honest kersey noes." (Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 1)

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{{Main|Buff (colour)}}

{{infobox color

|title=Buff

|image=Chamois-natural.jpg

|caption=Buff is the color of fine undyed leathers.

|hex=DAA06D

|source=Maerz and Paul

|isccname=Light yellow}}

Buff is a pale yellow-brown color that got its name from the color of buffed leather.{{Citation |last=Paterson |first=Ian |title=A Dictionary of Colour |edition=1st paperback |year=2003 |publication-date=2004 |publisher=Thorogood |location=London |isbn=1-85418-375-3 |oclc=60411025 |page=73}} At a hue of 28, it is classified as an orange-brown.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, buff as a descriptor of a color was first used in the London Gazette of 1686, describing a uniform to be "A Red Coat with a Buff-colour'd lining".{{cite web |title=buff, adj.1 |url=https://www.oed.com/Entry/24298 |work=Oxford English Dictionary |publisher=OUP |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-access=subscription}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022}}

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{{infobox color

|title=Kobicha

|hex=6B4423

|source=JTC

|isccname=Strong brown}}

The color kobicha (brown-nose) is displayed at right. At a hue of 28, it is classified as an orange-brown.

It is one of the Japanese traditional colors that has been in use since 660 AD in the form of various dyes used in designing kimono.Nagasaki (2001)Color Society of Japan (1985)

The name kobicha comes from the Japanese for the color of a type of kelp tea, but the word was often used as a synonym for a form of flattery in a curious parallel with the English usage brown nosing.

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{{infobox color

|title=Sandy Brown

|image=Sossusvlei sand dunes.jpg

|caption=Sand dunes in Namibia

|hex=F4A460

|source=X11

|isccname=Moderate orange}}

Sandy brown is a pale shade of brown. Sandy brown is one of the web colors. At a hue of 28, it is classified as an orange-brown.

As its name suggests, it is a shade of brown which is similar to the color of some sands.

The color name sandy brown first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.

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{{infobox color

|title=Peru

|hex=CD853F

|source=X11

|isccname=Moderate orange}}

The web color Peru has a hue of 30, and is classified as an orange-brown.

This color was originally called Peruvian brown with the first recorded use in 1924 of Peruvian brown as a color name in English.Maerz & Paul, p. 201; Color Sample of Peruvian Brown: p. 49 Plate 13 Color Sample L11—The color Peru shown above matches the color sample in the book

The color name was changed to peru in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.

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{{Main|Taupe}}

{{Infobox color

|title=Taupe

|image=Talpa europaea MHNT.jpg

|caption=A European mole. Taupe is French for mole.

|hex=483C32

|source=ISCC-NBS{{Cite web|url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-t.htm|title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ta through Tz|date=November 22, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220608/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-t.htm |archive-date=22 November 2012 }}

|isccname=Dark grayish yellowish brown}}

The color taupe is a representation of the average color of the fur of the French mole.Maerz & Paul, p. 205; Discussion of Color Taupe, p. 183. At a hue of 30, it is classified as an orange-brown.

The color displayed at right matches the color sample called taupe referenced below in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color.

The first use of "taupe" as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact year is not known).Maerz & Paul, p. 205; Discussion of Color Taupe, p. 183; Color Sample of Taupe: p. 55 Plate 16 Color Sample A6

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{{Infobox color

|title=Walnut Brown

|image=Walnut02.jpg

|caption=A bunch of walnuts

|hex=5C5248

|source=utrechtart.com{{Cite web|url=https://www.utrechtart.com/Faber-Castell-Albrecht-Durer-Magnus-Watercolor-Pencil--Walnut-Brown-MP-22473-021-i1040208.utrecht|title=Restricted Access 2023|website=www.utrechtart.com}}

|isccname=Moderate olive brown}}

Walnut brown is a dark brown color; a representation of the color made from walnut hulls. At a hue of 30, it is classified as an orange-brown.

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{{Main|Chocolate (color)|Black chocolate|White chocolate}}

{{Infobox color

|title=Chocolate

|image=File:Chocolate (blue background).jpg

|caption=Chocolate most commonly comes in three shades; dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration.

|hex=7B3F00

|source=Maerz and PaulMaerz & Paul; the color chocolate is displayed on p. 39, Plate 8, Color Sample H10.

|isccname=Strong brown}}

The color chocolate has a hue of 31, and is classified as an orange-brown.

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{{infobox color

|title=Raw Umber

|image=Terra ombra naturale umber.jpg

|caption=Raw umber pigment

|hex=826644

|source=ISCC-NBS

|isccname=Moderate yellowish brown}}

This version of the color raw umber has a hue of 33, and is classified as an orange-brown.

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{{infobox color

|title=Wood Brown

|hex=C19A6B

|image=Fossil wood with node in it.jpg

|caption=A wooden tree stump

|source=Ridgway{{Cite web|url=http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-r-color-standards-and-color-nomenclature/list/all/|title=NBS/ISCC R - Color Standards and Color Nomenclature|date=August 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813205234/http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-r-color-standards-and-color-nomenclature/list/all/ |archive-date=13 August 2011 }}

|isccname=Light yellowish brown}}

Wood brown is a color that resembles wood. At a hue of 33, it is classified as an orange-brown.

The first recorded use of wood brown as a color name in English was in Robert Ridgway's 1886 book Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists, Compendium of Useful Knowledge for Ornithologists.Ridgway (1886), pp. 36, 54, 117; Color Sample of Wood Brown: Plate III fig. 19 Ridgway further refined the details of its color coordinates in his 1912 publication Color Standards and Color Nomenclature.Ridgway (1912), p. 40; Color Sample of Wood Brown: Plate XL

The normalized color coordinates for wood brown are identical to fallow, camel and desert, which were first recorded as color names in English in 1000,Maerz & Paul, p. 195; Color Sample of Fallow: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B5 1916,Maerz & Paul, p. 191; Color Sample of Camel: p. 49 Plate 15 Color Sample A6 and 1920,Maerz & Paul, p. 203; Color Sample of Desert: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample I7 respectively.

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{{Main|Tan (color)}}

{{infobox color

|textshade = black

|title = Tan

|hex = D2B48C

|source=X11

|isccname=Grayish yellow}}

Tan is a pale tone of brown. At a hue of 34, it is classified as an orange-brown.

The name is derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather.{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=tan&searchmode=none|access-date=2011-09-13|title=tan|work=Online Etymology Dictionary}}

The first recorded use of tan as a color name in English was in the year 1590.Maerz & Paul, p. 205

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{{Main|Sepia (color)}}

{{infobox color

|textshade = black

|title = Sepia

|hex = 704214

|source=Maerz and PaulThe color displayed in the color box above matches the colour called sepia in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Colour New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color sepia is displayed on page 39, Plate 8, Colour Sample A10.}}

Sepia is a reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia.{{Cite book|title=The Secret Lives of Colour|last=St. Clair|first=Kassia|publisher=John Murray|year=2016|isbn=9781473630819|location=London|pages=248–249|oclc=936144129}}

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{{Main|Khaki (color)}}

{{infobox color

|title=Khaki

|image=File:US Navy 070919-N-5319A-011 A Sailor shows off the prototype uniform for service dress khaki, a throwback to the traditional WWII style uniform.jpg

|caption=Khaki uniform

|hex=C3B091

|source=HTML/CSS

|isccname=Grayish yellow}}

The web color khaki has a hue of 37, and is classified as an orange-brown. This example matches the color designated as khaki in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the standard for color nomenclature before the introduction of computers.

The first recorded use of khaki as a color name in English was in 1848.Maerz & Paul, p. 197; Color Sample of Khaki: p. 49 Plate 13 Color Sample J7

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{{Main|Beige}}

{{infobox color

|title=Beige

|image=Royal Winter Fair Wool 2.jpg

|caption=Wool just before processing

|hex=F5F5DC

|source=X11

|isccname=Pale yellow green}}

Beige is a pale sandy brown color representative of the color of unbleached wool. At a hue of 60, it is classified as a yellow-brown.

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{{infobox color

|title=Saddle Brown

|hex=8b4513

|source=X11

|image=File:StubbenTristan.jpg}}

An X11 color, Saddle Brown is a mid brown common for the stained leather of a saddle.

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{{infobox color

|title=Manhattan

|hex=F8C898

|source=hexcolor.co{{Cite web|url=https://hexcolor.co/hex/F8C898|title=#F8C898 - Manhattan - RGB 248, 200, 152 Color Information|first=Bettie M.|last=Cobb|website=HEX Colors}}

|isccname=Pale light grayish brown}}

Manhattan is a pale light grayish brown color.

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• Pantone 448 C
• Lists of colors

• {{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Color |last1=Maerz |first1=Aloys John |last2=Paul |first2=Morris Rea |year=1930 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company |location=New York |lccn=30016563 |oclc=1150631}}
• {{cite book |author=長崎盛輝 [Nagasaki, Seiki] |title=日本の傳統色 : その色名と色調 |trans-title=Traditional colors of Japan: their color names and tones |language=ja |publisher=Seigensha |location=Kyoto |year=2001 |isbn=4-916094-53-0 |oclc=51110507}}
• {{cite book |author=日本色彩学会 [Color Society of Japan] |title=新編色彩科学ハンドブック |trans-title=New Color Science Handbook |language=ja |publisher=University of Tokyo Press |location=Tokyo |year=1985 |isbn=4-13-061000-7 |oclc=47432802}}
• {{cite book |title=Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists, Compendium of Useful Knowledge for Ornithologists |first=Robert |last=Ridgway |author-link=Robert Ridgway |year=1886 |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |location=Boston |oclc=768502 |url=https://archive.org/details/nomenclatureofc00ridg/mode/2up}}
• {{cite book |title=Color standards and color nomenclature |first=Robert |last=Ridgway |author-link=Robert Ridgway |year=1912 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Robert Ridgway |lccn=13007093 |oclc=630954 |url=https://archive.org/details/colorstandardsc00ridg/mode/2up}}

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