Brown paint colors
Top picks for brown
6 editor's picksEditor's picks + the named brown every designer roundup features. Each card links to a single-color reference or full brand guide.
More brown shades
14 variantsDrill into shade variants — modifier-specific bands (light, deep, muted) and named in-between shades each link to their own hub with cross-brand matches.
Brown at every US brand
9 brands · 5 picks each5 picks per brand spread across the LRV range, drawn from each brand's full brown lineup. Tap any swatch for its single-color spec; tap the brand title for the brand's complete deck.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Top Kompozit brown
86 in deckKompozit's deck has 86 colors that match the brown band. The 5 below are spread across the LRV range — pick a darkness, hit Amazon for the can.
Brown in real rooms
5 roomsCurated picks per room with cross-brand matches at every major US brand.
About brown
Brown is in. Pantone naming Mocha Mousse the 2025 Color of the Year confirmed what designers had been spec'ing for two years already — a return to warm, grounded earth tones after a decade of cool greys. The family runs from milky lattes (light, near-cream) through mid-tone taupes and mochas to deep espresso and cocoa at the saturated end.
Browns work best where greys feel sterile and beiges feel dated — the warm grounding tone that pairs with brass, walnut, terracotta, and soft creams. Watch the undertone closely: red-leaning browns read cozy and cocoa-warm; yellow-leaning browns shift toward khaki; and grey-browns sit closer to the greige family. The picks below cover all three angles.