What does the color brown mean? Earth and comfort

From beige to chocolate, brown offers a whole range of shades. Among the least loved colors, it is nonetheless everywhere around us: in the soil, in wood, in autumn leaves and in our homes. 🤎

What does brown mean, and what does it reveal about the people who love it? Here are the answers.

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What does the color brown mean?

Brown offers a feeling of stability and a reassuring side. It evokes the earth, nature and a return to one's roots; neither sad nor joyful, it above all expresses comfort, a gentle, almost motherly protection. It is also the color of chocolate, which soothes and brings back childhood.

Its bad reputation comes from its association with mud, dirt or stagnation. Yet everything depends on the shade: a luminous beige speaks of softness, modesty and faithfulness; a light brown of friendship, peace and kindness; a deep brown of the raw strength of earth and wood.

👉 As the color of renouncing the material world, brown was chosen by the Franciscans and the Capuchins for their rough habits.

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What brown says about your personality

If you love brown, you are a strong, self-assured person with nerves of steel: you face trials with your head held high. You value stability, seek peace and deeply respect others. People can always count on you.

Brown lovers have often gone through hard times that helped them grow. Stubborn and determined, you are also very generous and patient, attached to your roots, your family and traditions.

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Brown in spirituality: the bond with Mother Earth

As an earthly color, brown connects us to Mother Earth: it carries the idea of the real, the concrete, of what stands firm. It is credited with helping to build solid relationships, to focus and to make decisions, by calming the mind.

Seeing brown in a dream points to reality: the object or place it colors speaks of your concrete life. Through its earthy color, it joins the root chakra, the chakra of grounding and security.

In autumn, brown returns everywhere, from chestnuts to fallen leaves: it invites you to slow down, stay home and gather reserves, like nature before winter.

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How to bring brown into your daily life

• Walk barefoot on the earth or in the grass: the simplest way to find brown's grounding.
• At home, choose wood, linen and warm tones: brown creates a comforting cocoon.
• Wear brown when you need to inspire trust and stability.

Looking for grounding? Discover the meaning of green, the other color of nature, or of orange, its bright cousin.

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