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Brown (surname) 7th century Old English word "brun" or the Old Norse personal name "Bruni". Brown is an English-language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in English-speaking countries. [2] It is the most common surname in Jamaica, the second most ...
The brown rat or Norwegian rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the best known and most common rats. The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. The ermine (Mustela erminea) has a brown back in summer, or year-round in the southern reaches of its range.
Media portrayals of brown people. In the United States, mainstream media has sometimes referenced brown as a racial classification that is a threat to white America and the idea of 'America' in general. [33] This has been done through rhetoric of a "brown tide" that is changing the demographic landscape of the United States, often with an ...
Some shades of Brown. Red Brown (X11) Pale Brown. Medium Brown. Dark Brown. Light Brown. Shades of brown can be produced by combining red, yellow, and black [1] pigments, or by a combination of orange and black—illustrated in the color box. The RGB color model, that generates all colors on computer and television screens, makes brown by ...
Human skin color. Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation, which is the result of genetics (inherited from one's biological parents), exposure to the sun, disorders, or some combination thereof.
Brown hair. A close-up view of brown hair. Woman with brown hair. Brown hair, also referred to as brunette (when female) or brunet (when male), is the second-most common human hair color, after black hair. It varies from light brown to dark hair. It is characterized by higher levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and lower levels of the pale ...
Color symbolism. Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology refers to the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [1] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [2] The same color may have very different ...
The Brown University coat of arms is the assumed heraldic achievement of Brown University. The achievement in its current iteration was adopted in 1834. The blazon of the achievement is [ 1] Argent, a cross gules between four open books of the first, bound of the second. Crest: a demi-sun issuant radiant or through clouds argent.