ColorCollectBrown scavenger hunt: 57 things to find
Brown is the ground the world stands on — bark, leather, coffee, brick. It's the least flashy color and the most dependable one, and a brown hunt turns into a texture hunt fast: wood grain, rust, crust, soil.
57 brown things to find
A ready-made brown scavenger hunt list — every one of these is genuinely findable on an ordinary walk, in a shop, or around the house. Photograph each one you spot.
- Tree bark or exposed roots
- A leather bag, belt, or boots
- Coffee — beans, a fresh pour, or the shop's sign
- A brick wall
- Fresh bread in a bakery window
- A wooden bench or fence
- Autumn leaves or acorns
- A cardboard delivery box
- A chocolate bar or a cocoa display
- Rust on a railing or a skip
- A parcel or postal sack
- A horse or a brown dog
- Mushrooms at a market stall
- A wooden door with visible grain
- Soil in a freshly dug bed
- A pint of dark beer
- Wicker baskets outside a shop
- A violin or a double bass in a window
Want a longer hunt? Here are 39 more, grouped by where you are.
Brown things in nature
- A pinecone
- Conkers or sweet chestnuts
- A sparrow or a female blackbird
- A squirrel
- Bulrushes at the edge of a pond
- A fallen log or a tree stump
- A muddy footpath after rain
- A snail shell
- Dried seed heads in a winter verge
- A freshly ploughed field
Brown food and drink
- Cinnamon sticks
- Walnuts or hazelnuts in their shells
- Potatoes with the soil still on
- Lentils or kidney beans in a jar
- A bowl of granola
- Soy sauce or gravy
- Dates or raisins
- A gingerbread biscuit
- Maple syrup or molasses held to the light
Brown things around the house
- A wooden chopping board
- A teddy bear
- Brown parcel tape
- A wine cork or a cork pinboard
- A leather sofa or armchair
- A brown paper bag
- A wooden spoon
- A terracotta plant pot
- An acoustic guitar
- An old hardback with a brown cloth cover
Brown things out and about
- An American football
- A wooden telegraph pole
- A brown delivery van
- Wooden pallets stacked behind a shop
- A tweed or corduroy jacket
- Bark mulch in a flower bed
- Wooden shingles or a brown-tiled roof
- A bronze statue gone dark with age
- Hessian sacks outside a coffee roaster
- A wooden pier or rowing boat
How to hunt brown
Brown is everywhere, which makes it a boring hunt unless you turn it into a texture hunt. Get close: bark, rust, crust, grain, leather, and soil all photograph as pattern rather than color. A brown find that is flat and smooth almost never makes a good cell.
What brown gets confused with
Brown is really just dark orange, so anything glowing or warm may be amber or sunset instead. If it is very dark and slightly red, check crimson before settling on brown.
Full rules and more lists in the color scavenger hunt guide →
Hunt Brown with ColorCollect
Pick Brown, photograph the finds from the list above, and they snap into a montage you can save and share. Hunt solo, or share a 6-letter code and hunt the same list with your friends.
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The Brown tonal scale
Not every brown find is the same brown. This is the 11-stop ramp from the palest to the deepest shade — useful for settling whether a find counts. Tap a swatch to copy its name.
Colors that go with Brown
Pairings computed from Brown's own hue — handy if you are setting a two-color hunt or planning a themed round. Tap to copy.
Frequently asked questions
What are some brown things to find?
Common brown things to find include tree bark, leather bags and boots, coffee beans, brick walls, fresh bread, wooden benches and fences, acorns, cardboard boxes, chocolate, rust and mushrooms. Brown is really dark orange, so a warm, glowing find may be amber or sunset instead, and a very dark, slightly red one may be crimson.
How do I find brown on a scavenger hunt?
Brown is everywhere, which makes it a boring hunt unless you turn it into a texture hunt. Get close: bark, rust, crust, grain, leather, and soil all photograph as pattern rather than color. A brown find that is flat and smooth almost never makes a good cell.
What colors is brown confused with?
Brown is really just dark orange, so anything glowing or warm may be amber or sunset instead. If it is very dark and slightly red, check crimson before settling on brown.
Nearby colors to hunt
The closest hues to Brown — each with its own list of things to find.