dark brown

Like rich soil

Dark brown is a brown that tends toward black rather than toward tan or gold.

It describes hair, eyes, wood, leather, chocolate, and other materials at the deeper end of the brown spectrum: dark brown hair, a dark brown leather jacket.

The phrase functions as both adjective and noun: The walls were painted dark brown.

Related

sienna · burnt sienna · umber · raw umber · wood · tree bark · coffee · mahogany · eyes · skin · mud · chestnut · sepia · earth · dirt · walnut · brunette · bark

Categories
Opposites
lightness/darkness within brown tones

dark brownlight brown

Pale earthy hue

tan · beige · cream · khaki · buff

color temperature and brightness

dark brownwhite

Absence of pigment

pale yellow · light blue · ivory · bright white · pale

color temperature and vibrancy

dark brownbright white

Luminous, pure pale hue

pale blue · sky blue · mint green · lavender · neon colors

Family

dark, brown, darker, darkest, darkly, darkness, darken, darkened, darkening

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G