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Brown

Color coordinates
Hex triplet		#964B00
RGB	(r, g, b)	(150, 75, 0)
CMYK	(c, m, y, k) N	(0, 50, 100, 41)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(30°, 100%, 59%)
	N: Normalised to [ 0–255 ] (changing to [0–100])

Brown is a color produced by mixing small intensities of red and green, orange and blue, or yellow and purple pigment. Brown exists as a color perception only in the presence of a brighter color contrast.

Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions

• Brown is the color of the snooker ball which has a 4-point value.
• Brown is the color of many soils.
• Brown is the color of most mammals' feces, and therefore has become a slang term for feces.
• Mixed-race persons were classified as brown, or colored, in apartheid-era South Africa.
• Brown can refer to people of Latino, Filipino, South Asian, or Middle Eastern descent.
• Pullman Brown is the color of the United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery company with their trademark brown trucks and uniforms. UPS Brown (Pantone code 0607298) is a trademark of UPS.
• Brown symbolizes Nazism in Germany. The Sturmabteilung wore brown uniforms and was known as the brownshirts.
• Brown is used sporadically as a color of athletic jersies and logos, the most notable being the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. The team got its name from its founder and long-time coach, Paul Brown. For about 25 years, the San Diego Padres had brown as a primary color. Athletics at the University of Wyoming wear brown and old gold.

Brown pigments

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

See also

• List of colors

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