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What color do brown and white make?

Mixed as paint, brown and white make a tan. 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.

tan

#CCA57C · tan

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Contrast 2.27:1 with white, 9.24:1 with black

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Brown and white make tan

Mixed as paint, brown and white make a tan (#CCA57C). As light on a screen, they make an off-white (#FFF2EE), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a tan (#BDA191).

tan

#CCA57C

As paint

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

off-white

#FFF2EE

As light

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

tan

#BDA191

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing brown and white in different ratios

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

3:1 · #B38258

3 brown : 1 white, brown

2:1 · #BD8F64

2 brown : 1 white, brown

1:1 · #CCA57C

1 brown : 1 white, tan

1:2 · #D9B995

1 brown : 2 white, tan

1:3 · #E0C4A3

1 brown : 3 white, tan

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 white mix.

With white

#D6B48E

20%

#DEC2A0

40%

#E6D0B3

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#EEDFCA

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With black

#AC9576

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#90836D

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#746D60

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#52504A

80%

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Mixing brown and white FAQ

Mixed as paint, brown and white make a tan (#CCA57C). As light on a screen, they make an off-white (#FFF2EE), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a tan (#BDA191).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so brown and white light make an off-white (#FFF2EE). 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 white gives a brown (#B38258), while one part brown to three parts white gives a tan (#E0C4A3). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #7B4A2A 50%, #FFFFFF 50%), which gives #BDA191. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.