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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    4 months ago

    Believe it or not, I came to ask this right after this very video and confirming elsewhere.

    The video, however, does not address this matter

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        4 months ago

        But there can be two shades of brown in the same context