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What color do orange and brown make?

Mixed as paint, orange and brown make a 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.

brown

#B5722E · brown

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Orange and brown make brown

Mixed as paint, orange and brown make a brown (#B5722E). As light on a screen, they make an orange (#FF9639), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a brown (#B56A2E).

brown

#B5722E

As paint

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

orange

#FF9639

As light

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

brown

#B56A2E

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing orange and brown in different ratios

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

3:1 · #CE802D

3 orange : 1 brown, brown

2:1 · #C67C2E

2 orange : 1 brown, brown

1:1 · #B5722E

1 orange : 1 brown, brown

1:2 · #A5672E

1 orange : 2 brown, brown

1:3 · #9C612E

1 orange : 3 brown, brown

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#CA8F47

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#D8A75F

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#E2BC7A

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#ECD29D

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With black

#946A30

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#785E31

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#5D502F

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#3E3A29

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Mixing orange and brown FAQ

Mixed as paint, orange and brown make a brown (#B5722E). As light on a screen, they make an orange (#FF9639), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a brown (#B56A2E).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so orange and brown light make an orange (#FF9639). 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 orange to one part brown gives a brown (#CE802D), while one part orange to three parts brown gives a brown (#9C612E). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #F28C28 50%, #7B4A2A 50%), which gives #B56A2E. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.