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Umber

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Umber is a brown color.

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Lascaux II.jpg
It comes from the earth. People used it long ago. It helps make dark shadows.
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Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF retouched.jpg
Artists use it to paint. Do you like brown?

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