What is reddish-brown?

Reddish-brown is a color that’s like a mix between red and brown, just like when you blend two favorite crayons together.

Imagine you have a red apple and a brown chocolate bar. If you put them side by side, they look different, but if you mix their colors on paper or in paint, you get something that looks like reddish-brown. It's not as bright as red, and not as dark as brown, it’s right in between.

Think about a cinnamon roll that has been baked to perfection. The outside is slightly reddish-brown, while the inside is soft and sweet. That color is also like the skin of a ripe raspberry or the trunk of an old tree.

It’s called reddish-brown because it has hints of both red and brown in it, just like how reddish-orange has bits of red and orange. You can think of it as a color that’s partway between red and brown, just like when you’re partway through your favorite storybook!