Question

What is the best way to say brown in Spanish?

Answer 1

cafe

Answer 2

marrón and café are the most commonly used

Answer 3

marrón and café are both used it really doesnt matter which one you use

Answer 4

The color is "marrón". Few countries, like México, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay use "café". Sometimes you can use "castaño" or "pardo". Actually, it all depends on the context and the country. The color by itself is "marrón". If you talk about your hair, you can say "cabello castaño", if you talk about the color of your eyes: "ojos pardos". In martial arts you should say "cinturón marrón". In my country (Perú), the word "café" is barely used when talking about colors.

Source: http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=marrón