Brown is primarily made by mixing the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. When combined in roughly equal parts, these colors create a medium brown shade

. Another common method is to mix orange (which itself is made from red and yellow) with blue, since blue and orange are complementary colors on the color wheel; mixing them results in brown due to their neutralizing effect

. The exact shade of brown depends on the specific hues of the primary colors used and their proportions. Adjusting these can produce a wide range of browns, from lighter to darker tones. For example, adding black to orange can darken the brown

. In painting and printing (CMYK model), brown is often made by combining orange and black

. In summary, brown is created by:

• Mixing the three primary colors (red, yellow, blue) in equal or varied proportions
• Mixing complementary colors such as blue and orange
• Darkening orange with black to achieve deeper browns

This flexibility in mixing allows for many shades and tones of brown depending on the desired outcome