Pullman brown

English Etymology Named after Pullman, a rail company which used the colour on many of its cars. Noun ? A shade of brown originally used on Pullman cars and later by UPS. 644117 en 29 September 2012 Aleksi Tzatzev 10 Colors That Might Get You Sued Business Insider UPS has used the color for its trucks since 1916, when it was called Pullman brown. The reason the company chose brown is "that it was the epitome of luxury at the time," a former UPS executive told The New York Times in 1998. https://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2012-9?r=US&IR=T#magenta-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028182141/https://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2012-9?r=US&IR=T 28 October 2022 en 6 November 2017 Marissa Miller How colors change the way we think, feel and consume CNN Home insulation company Owens Corning launched the "Think Pink" campaign to protect its unique pink hue, setting a precedent for Cadbury's deep purple chocolate wrappers, UPS's Pullman brown logos, Tiffany & Co.'s robin egg blue jewelry packaging and Christian Louboutin's red shoe soles. https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/color-design-marketing/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260826065117/https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/color-design-marketing/index.html 26 August 2026 en Browns