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What color do brown and black make?

Mixed as paint, brown and black make a dark brown. Change the ratio, switch to light or CSS mixing, and copy the result.

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Paint mode simulates real pigments with the Kubelka-Munk model, so blue and yellow make green, just like on a palette.

dark brown

#4C3B29 · dark brown

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Contrast 10.69:1 with white, 1.96:1 with black

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Brown and black make dark brown

Mixed as paint, brown and black make a dark brown (#4C3B29). As light on a screen, they make a brown (#7E4F33), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a dark brown (#483224).

dark brown

#4C3B29

As paint

Pigments absorb light, so every color you add takes some away. This is what you get on a palette or canvas.

brown

#7E4F33

As light

Colored lights add up, as on a screen or stage. Mixes get brighter, not darker.

dark brown

#483224

In CSS (OKLCH)

What color-mix(in oklch, …) returns for an even mix in the browser.

Mixing brown and black in different ratios

The ratio decides which color leads. These are paint mixes, measured in equal-sized parts.

3:1 · #62442A

3 brown : 1 black, brown

2:1 · #5A412A

2 brown : 1 black, dark brown

1:1 · #4C3B29

1 brown : 1 black, dark brown

1:2 · #3D3427

1 brown : 2 black, dark gray

1:3 · #352F26

1 brown : 3 black, dark gray

Making the mix lighter or darker

Add white for tints and black for shades. Each step adds 20% more of it to the even brown and black mix.

With white

#8F7A5F

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#AE9B80

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#C4B49D

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#D8CDBC

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With black

#413527

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#362E24

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#29251F

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#1A1916

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Mixing brown and black FAQ

Mixed as paint, brown and black make a dark brown (#4C3B29). As light on a screen, they make a brown (#7E4F33), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a dark brown (#483224).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so brown and black light make a brown (#7E4F33). That is why screens can show bright yellows from red and green light, while the same paints would turn brown.

Change the ratio. Three parts brown to one part black gives a brown (#62442A), while one part brown to three parts black gives a dark gray (#352F26). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #7B4A2A 50%, #1A1A1A 50%), which gives #483224. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.