Why is dirt almost always a brown color?

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Why is dirt almost always a brown color?

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As a color nerd, I can tell you brown is more a type of color.

Brown can be anything from a dark orange, to a grey-ish purple, to bright greyish red, or even just straight up grey, surrounded by colors that somehow make it look brown.

If you’ve ever drawn digitally, and couldn’t find brown in the color wheel, this is why.