Is Brown a Real Color?

In art, brown is a colour between red and yellow and has low saturation. Brown is a basic colour term added to languages after black, white, red, yellow, green, and blue. The word brown derives from Proto-Germanic brunaz and Old High German brun.

Why is brown not a real color?

Brown can be considered a composite color but is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining orange and black.

Does brown exist on the color wheel?

Brown is not featured on a traditional color wheel as it is what's known as a composite color—a color made of a mix of pigments, a blend of primary and secondary colors. It is considered a warm hue, along with red, orange and yellow and is noted as a deep shade of orange on modern color wheels.