However, there are shades you should avoid pairing with brown. And although it's a versatile shade when used alone, or mixed in as part of a neutral scheme, it can be tricky to pair with other colors.

After all, the Padres spent part of the 1980s with orange as part of their color scheme and from 1985 until the end of the 1990 season, the Padres were actually a brown-and-orange team.