Here I’ve just placed browns that are so brown I can’t put them anywhere else.
Color List
- Brown Iron Oxide (PBr6)
- Burnt Umber (PBr7)
- Raw Umber (PBr7)
- Van Dyck Brown (PBr7)
- Mahogany (PBr33)
- Transparent Brown (PBr41)
- Transparent Brown Oxide (PR101)
- Mars Brown (PR101)
- Buff Titanium (PW6:1) [also noted in White]
- Manganese Brown (PY164)
Mixes:
- Sepia (PBr7, PBk6) – note that MaimeriBlu Sepia is PY164
My thoughts
Necessary slot? No. Like green, I find brown to be a color that is easy to mix and that almost always needs to be mixed anyway, even if you are starting from a convenience color. You encounter so many different varieties of brown in a landscape that you almost never want the same one twice.
Favorites: I like the PR101 browns, but I don’t think they are improvements over their earth orange and earth red counterparts; rather, I think they are more limited in use case.
Mix Your Own: Earth Orange + Violet Blue or Middle Blue
See Also
- What’s the deal with earth tones?
- Da Vinci Dot Cards Part 5: Earth Tones & Neutrals
- Mix Your Own Buff Titanium Lookalike
- Mix Your Own Burnt Umber Lookalike
- Blues and Browns Only
Similar Color Slots
- Earth Yellow
- Earth Orange
- Earth Red
- Maroon
- Back to all Color Slots