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ELI5 how do we get light brown colors? (lemmy.today)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Allero@lemmy.today to c/eli5@lemmy.world
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If brown is actually a darker shade of orange (Wikipedia), then how do we get light brown and not orange?

How is it possible to be light and a "darker shade" at the same time?

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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

That's a good explainer :)

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To get some intuition around saturation and lightness, try out a color wheel. Start with a color like #A68768 and then play around with the saturation level (labeled "S" in "HSL"). Have fun!

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks!