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Near-Black Warm Brown

Chen Rui Earth & Skin warm

Chen Rui 183 Near-Black Warm Brown is a near-black red alcohol marker in the Earth & Skin family. It sits in the deepest shadow range, making it well-suited for deep shadows, outlines, night scenes. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Earth & Skin family Warm temperature 11% lightness
Deep shadowsOutlinesNight scenesDark backgroundsCrisp linework
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Near-Black Warm Brown
Color Family
Earth & Skin
Temperature
Warm
Lightness (HSL)
11%
Saturation (HSL)
43%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Works Well With

Highlights
178
Dark Russet
+16 lightness
164
Earthy Olive
+17 lightness
177
Russet
+24 lightness
163
Dark Warm Olive
+25 lightness
Analogous Colors
WG7
Warm Gray 7
15° hue shift
106
Dark Red
15° hue shift
131
Near White Warm
15° hue shift
114
Deep Orange
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

52
Darkest Teal
opposite hue
56
Aqua Blue
opposite hue
CG1
Cool Gray 1
opposite hue
CG6
Cool Gray 6
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 183 fits the color story by mood and hue.

✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones
🌑 Rich Umber
The deepest warm brown — gold catching the brow, the cheek, the jaw.
Skin Tones
🌕 Blood Moon
Copper moon in a black sky — the night the orbit lines up and the earth interrupts its own shadow.
Celestial
🏙 Tokyo Neon Night
Indigo sky between towers, neon orange kanji, trains running where the stars should be.
Cinematic
🌹 Cemetery Roses
Charcoal headstone, deep red petals already dropping — the moss is the only thing still growing.
Gothic
🎸 Grunge
Olive, charcoal, rust — the flannel you've worn so long it remembers your shape.
Punk
☕ Rich Espresso
Deep warm brown catching copper in the highlight — the shadow goes almost burgundy, not gray.
Skin Tones
🎸 Skater Punk Era
Purple, black tie, marker star on the wrist — complicated was the aesthetic and the whole mood.
Punk

Similar Colors in Earth & Skin

182
Very Dark Brown
near-black red
#3A2018
185
Dark Sepia
near-black red
#20100C
177
Russet
dark orange
#784838
178
Dark Russet
deep red
#603028
168
Camel
mid orange
#C89050
171
Warm Camel
mid orange
#B87840
172
Dark Camel
dark orange
#A06030
174
Light Russet
dark orange
#906048

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