The easiest way to make brown color is by mixing the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Typically, a higher proportion of red and yellow with a small amount of blue creates a basic brown. You can also make brown by mixing a secondary color with its complementary color, such as orange with blue, green with red, or purple with yellow, resulting in different shades of brown. Here are some common methods to make brown:

• Mix red, yellow, and blue primary colors, with slightly more red and yellow than blue.
• Mix orange (red + yellow) with blue for a warm, burnt brown.
• Mix green (yellow + blue) with red for an earthy, olive brown.
• Mix purple (red + blue) with yellow for a muted greenish or grayish brown.

For different brown hues, adjust the amounts of red, blue, and yellow accordingly:

• More red creates red-brown.
• More yellow creates yellow-brown.
• More blue creates blue-brown.

You can make brown with various mediums such as paint (acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache), fabric dye, or food coloring by following similar mixing principles. In painting, for example, start by mixing red and yellow to get orange and then add a little blue to get brown. Adjust the amounts to achieve the desired shade of brown. This approach applies broadly across different types of pigments and dyes to create brown color in various contexts.