The color brown is a serious, down-to-earth and comforting color. 
Officially brown is a mixture of red, yellow & blue. All shades (beige, taupe, tan, chocolate) tend to convey feelings of warmth and comfort.
Brown has been used in art since prehistoric times. Paintings of brown horses and other animals have been found on the walls of the Lascaux cave dating back about 17,300 years. The female figures in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings have brown skin, painted with umber. Furthermore, in the Middle Ages brown robes were worn by monks of the Franciscan order, as a sign of their humility and poverty
Is brown your favorite color? If so you are..
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a home body. You prefer your own home to outside social gatherings.
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structured and dependable
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stable and put family first
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genuine and approachable.
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drawn to the earth, most likely loving gardening and exploring the out of doors.
Any negatives?? you probably tend to be very serious and are NOT spontaneous!
[tweet_box design=”default” float=”none”]Did you know? Brown was a popular color for clothing worn during the great depression… because it naturally concealed dirt![/tweet_box]
Most of all, brown is prevalent in the gem world. Many varieties of agate and jasper exhibit brown tones. Tigers Eye is my favorite brown gem.
Here’s a sampling of some of my designs using brown as the primary color.
Picture Jasper Pendant
[tweet_box design=”default” float=”none”]Thanks to all you lovers of brown for helping the rest of us stay grounded.[/tweet_box]
Check out my recent post on the color white. Is White Really a color?
I have always like the color brown for clothing. I tend to favor darker colors in my wardrobe, and particularly like browns and darker greens.
thanks Laurie. I tend to go towards browns myself. Less harsh than black at any rate
This really makes sense. Brown is so earthy, so it makes sense that it would be comforting. I don’t wear a lot of brown as it’s not a flattering color on me except in very select shades, but I do love it. Any recommendations for flattering browns for someone who is pale but rosy complected? The pink in my skin doesn’t go with the warmth in a lot of brown.
Hi Jennifer. Perhaps the dark browns would look richest on you. I can wear that color but not the beiges or light browns
I love the color brown. It is so grounding and relaxing. I never thought of it as a comfort color, but it makes sense. My counseling office walls are a variation of brown called Covered Wagon and my recliners are a soft brown leather. Hope my clients feel the comfort!
Wow. Sounds like your office is perfect for providing comfort to your clients. Covered wagon…what a great name for a paint color?
Hi Alene, I like the color brown too. It’s so grounding. I never used to like it or wear it and now I seek it out:-) I’m pondering my business branding colors and a version of brown is going to be one of my colors.
Thanks so much Tandy a variation of brown would provide the grounding while the brighter colors will exude energy
Well, you just described my husband perfectly:) No wonder he wears so much brown! Very interesting article, and love the spiral earrings.
So great that you have such a stable presence close to you. Appreciate the kudos on the earrings too
Who knew brown was comfort… but I will say that I love brownies and those are pretty comforting! lol I don’t think I own a lot of brown… but not opposed to it, just hasn’t happened.
Brown isn’t my favorite color, but it’s near the top and the personality descriptions are right on. I love learning about colors!
Thanks Carol. Appreciate it. You probably like a brighter color, right?
Thanks Kristen. Yes chocolate would be in my top five food favorites. And guess what? It’s brown?
I don’t mind brown in my jewelry but I find that with my skin tone brown clothes make me look sallow. I do look better with black, white, gray and navy. Now my husband who has sandy hair and a golden skin tone looks great in earth colors.
It does depend upon our complexion for sure. I am great with deep Browns but cannot wear the beiges
Yes, I like brown…but I do not prefer to stay at home, putting the family first always, and I definitely do not like gardening. 😉 However, thanks for an interesting article.
Thanks Katarina. So is brown your favorite of all colors? Guess the predictions can be wrong sometimes ?
I never really thought about this before, but it makes a lot of sense. Now that I think about it, I’ve realized that brown is definitely a comforting color! It’s a great color for furniture for that reason as well.
Thanks Stacey. Yes I think of Browns and comfort as connected
I have always leaned more toward brown than black as my go-to “neutral.” It’s just softer and less harsh, and I think it’s a more flattering color for most of us than black or navy.. And it made me smile when I read it was popular during the depression because it hid dirt. Just another added bonus 🙂
Agreed, Marie
hiding dirt feature is useful 🙂 I prefer brown for the same reason. Less harsh.
alene