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ELI5 how do we get light brown colors? (lemmy.today)

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks!

That's a good explainer :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks!