Named shades of brown — from pale buff and sandy tan through warm caramel, cocoa, russet, and deep dark brown.
Rosy Brown
#BC8F8F
rgb(188, 143, 143)
Muted pinkish-brown — warm and softly feminine
Red-Brown
#A52A2A
rgb(165, 42, 42)
Vivid red-brown — the CSS named color simply called 'brown'
Wenge
#645452
rgb(100, 84, 82)
Very dark grayish-brown — the African hardwood color
Burnt Umber
#8A3324
rgb(138, 51, 36)
Deep red-brown — a fired earth pigment, warmer than raw
Chestnut
#954535
rgb(149, 69, 53)
Medium red-brown — the color of a horse chestnut
Smokey Topaz
#832A0D
rgb(131, 42, 13)
Dark reddish-brown — like the gemstone
Dark Brown
#5C4033
rgb(92, 64, 51)
Deep earthy brown — warm and grounded
Beaver
#9F8170
rgb(159, 129, 112)
Warm grayish-brown — the color of beaver fur
Cocoa Brown
#D2691E
rgb(210, 105, 30)
Warm reddish-brown — like dark hot cocoa
Desert Sand
#EDC9AF
rgb(237, 201, 175)
Pale warm beige-pink — arid and soft
Russet
#80461B
rgb(128, 70, 27)
Deep reddish-brown — like dried autumn leaves
Taupe
#483C32
rgb(72, 60, 50)
Very dark warm gray-brown — refined and versatile
Alloy Orange
#C46210
rgb(196, 98, 16)
Deep orange-brown — metallic and warm
Kobicha
#6B4423
rgb(107, 68, 35)
Deep warm brown — a traditional Japanese color
Sandy Brown
#F4A460
rgb(244, 164, 96)
Warm golden tan — like sun-dried sand
Buff
#DAA06D
rgb(218, 160, 109)
Pale orange-tan — warm and leather-like
Peru
#CD853F
rgb(205, 133, 63)
Warm golden-brown — named for the South American nation
Camel
#CC9966
rgb(204, 153, 102)
Mid golden-tan — the color of camel fur
Walnut Brown
#5C5248
rgb(92, 82, 72)
Dark gray-brown — like English walnut wood
Chocolate
#7B3F00
rgb(123, 63, 0)
Rich warm dark brown — named for dark chocolate
Wood Brown
#C19A6B
rgb(193, 154, 107)
Warm medium tan — the color of light natural wood
Driftwood
#AE8C63
rgb(174, 140, 99)
Medium warm brown — sun-weathered and natural
Raw Umber
#826644
rgb(130, 102, 68)
Dark golden-brown — a classic earth pigment
Tan
#D2B48C
rgb(210, 180, 140)
Light warm brown — the skin-tone ancestor of all browns
Khaki
#C3B091
rgb(195, 176, 145)
Pale warm tan — the quintessential neutral earthy tone
Beige
#F5F5DC
rgb(245, 245, 220)
Pale warm gray-yellow — the bridge between white and tan
About Shades of Brown
Brown is the most earth-like of all colors — it's the color of soil, wood, stone, and the warm pigments that have grounded human civilization since the first cave paintings. It's technically a very dark, desaturated orange, which means it lives on the boundary between the chromatic and achromatic worlds, sharing qualities with both. This makes it uniquely versatile as a neutral that still carries warmth.
At the pale end, buff, tan, and sandy brown shade smoothly into yellow territory. Camel, khaki, and raw umber are the mid-range workhorses — endlessly practical in fashion and interior design. Darker browns like chocolate, mahogany, and dark brown carry real visual weight and are often used as alternatives to black. The deepest expressions — wenge, kobicha, and walnut — approach the same darkness as charcoal while retaining warmth. Brown's associations with nature, reliability, and organic materials make it as relevant in contemporary design as it has ever been.