Aged brass

Where it sits

Dark Autumn palette

Aged brass is an anchor color in Dark Autumn. The nearest color on the same side of the warm–cool line is Golden brown #A0692A, a True Autumn color, at a distance of 11: close enough to mistake for it on a hanger, far enough to tell apart on a person.

At RGB 166, 124, 46 the red leads, the green is not far behind and the blue is very low. The red and green together make a deep yellow; the very low blue keeps it golden. It is the color of an old door handle or dark honey. Brighten it and it becomes mustard; take the yellow down and it becomes camel.

A Dark Autumn wears it as a warm accent that behaves like a neutral: a knit, a silk blouse, a corduroy jacket, a bag, and jewelry. It lights a palette that is otherwise deep. It works with warm cream and espresso, and it pairs well with deep teal, oxblood and dark olive.

Retail calls it brass, bronze, antique gold, ochre, honey and golden olive. Marine Layer's Golden Deep and STAUD's Centurion have landed on it. Fall is when it is in stores. The version to avoid is the bright lemon or acid mustard, which is too clear for the palette.

Easily confused with

The nearest colors are Dark Autumn's own camel at nine points and True Autumn's golden brown at ten; both are browner. True Spring's golden brown is twelve points off. The camels of Bright Spring and Soft Autumn are about fourteen to fifteen points away and lighter. The mustard shared by True and Dark Autumn is eighteen points off and far brighter. A True Autumn wears aged brass outright; on a Soft Autumn it reads a shade strong.

The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).

In stock in this color today

As of November 11, 2026, 5 in-stock pieces across Marine Layer, STAUD and Boden sample within a close match of #A67C2E. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.

Suri Alpaca V-Neck Sweater

Golden Deep

$158 at Marine Layer

Lolita Top

Gilded

$695 at STAUD

High Rise Cord Column

Gingerbread

$149 at Boden

Aerin Mini Dress

Gilded

$395 at STAUD

Reese Quilted Jacket

Bronze

$248 at Marine Layer

What it's sold as

Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #A67C2E today, so they are the words to search for.

Marine Layer

Golden Deep, Bronze

STAUD

Gilded

Boden

Gingerbread

A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.

Questions

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