Y260
#9C8574
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Brown

Shuttle Art Yellow warm

Shuttle Art Y260 Brown is a mid muted orange alcohol marker in the Yellow family. It sits in the mid-light value range, making it well-suited for skin tones, warm earth, sunset. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Yellow family Warm temperature 53% lightness
Skin tonesWarm earthSunsetTerracottaAutumn leaves
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Brown
Color Family
Yellow
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
53%
Saturation
17%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Yellow family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
Y416
Warm Yellow L52%
Current Marker
Y260
Brown L53%
Highlight Side
223
223 L54%

Works Well With

Highlights
Pale Yellow
Pale Yellow
+12 lightness
123
Fluorescent Yellow
+14 lightness
49
49
+14 lightness
24
Marigold
+15 lightness
Shadows
95
Burnt Sienna
-13 lightness
101
101
-13 lightness
100
Ochre
-14 lightness
Ultramarine
Ultramarine
-15 lightness
Analogous Colors
111
Coral
15° hue shift
246
246
15° hue shift
194
194
15° hue shift
275
275
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

185
Pale Blue Light
opposite hue
CG6
Cool Grey 6
opposite hue
189
189
opposite hue
272
272
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where Y260 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🕯 Candlelight
Flickering amber. Deep warm shadow. Safe inside.
Cinematic
📽 Film Grain
A summer afternoon recorded on 16mm; cream and powder blue degrading at the corners of the frame.
Cinematic
🌆 Sunset Boulevard
Palms in silhouette against a peach sky going purple at the bottom; gold catching on a passing windshield.
Cinematic
📚 Dusty Bookshop
Faded spines. Warm light. The clock stopped years ago.
Environment
⛽ Desert Gas Station
Bleached tan. Heat shimmer. Rust and old diesel.
Environment
⚓ Foggy Harbor
Lantern at the end of the dock barely cutting blue-grey mist; a hull creaks somewhere past the light.
Environment
🧺 Laundromat
Tube-lit blue at 11 p.m., dryers tumbling behind a row of orange plastic chairs nobody is in.
Environment
✈ Airport Transit
Concourse grey at gate 47; orange signage and rolling bags moving in every direction at once.
Environment

Similar Colors in Yellow

21
Terra Cotta
mid orange
#C9682F
103
Potato Brown
mid orange
#D48937
34
34
mid vivid orange
#E76E1F
33
33
mid vivid orange
#E58925
218
218
mid orange
#B8763F
30
30
mid orange
#CE8C36
32
32
mid vivid orange
#E29A3E
223
223
mid orange
#A28B6F

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