Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/eli5

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If brown is actually a darker shade of orange (Wikipedia), then how do we get light brown and not orange?

How is it possible to be light and a "darker shade" at the same time?

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[–] lectricleopard 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Context is important. Remember the dress?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

We can put two different browns in the same context and they will be different though