Brown Outdoor Lights
Outdoor Lights in Shades of Brown
Brown and other warm earth tones rank among the most popular colours for outdoor lights — few other shades combine as effortlessly with different façade colours, brick, or natural stone. Alongside brown-lacquered models, dark-patinated outdoor lights in brass or copper also display a range of brown tones — as do antique finishes in bronze or rust.
Brown as a Standard or Special Colour
Nearly all of our manufacturers carry outdoor lights in brown, some as a standard colour, others as a special finish by RAL. The internationally recognised RAL system defines each shade with a four-digit number. For outdoor lights in brown tones, there are twenty shades to choose from, spanning the range from RAL 8000 (Green Brown) to RAL 8029 (Pearl Copper). The following manufacturers, for example, offer outdoor lights in brown tones:
- Mediterranean outdoor lights by Auraluce – classic Italian outdoor lights in rust tones and colours from the RAL chart
- Country-house and industrial style by Bolich-Leuchten – patinated and flame-treated copper outdoor lights from the traditional Ebolicht series, as well as brown aluminium fixtures by RAL
- Aluminium outdoor lights by Roger Pradier – classic and contemporary designs from France in rust brown and other colours
- Outdoor lights in brass and zinc by Lumin'Art – French old-town lanterns in a brown "noble rust" patina and patinated brass surfaces
- Wrought-iron outdoor lights by Robers Leuchten – wrought-iron workshop fixtures in the reddish-brown antique finishes "Terra," "Patina," and "Alt-Bronze," as well as custom RAL colours
- Cast-aluminium fixtures by Schlesische Laternen – historic lanterns in a brownish gold-bronze finish and any RAL colour to order

Brown outdoor lights with lacquered or patinated surfaces. (Photo: Terra Lumi)
Outdoor Lights with a Naturally Brown Surface
An alternative to brown-lacquered outdoor lights are models with a natural patina. It forms on fixtures made from untreated copper or brass within a short time and darkens over the years into organic, earthy brown tones. Manufacturers such as Aldo Bernardi have made brown outdoor lights with copper or brass patina their signature. Here are our manufacturers offering pre-patinated fixtures in brass or copper:
- Vintage-style outdoor lights in brass by Aire Lighting – brown-patinated brass fixtures in historic styles from Ireland
- Nautical outdoor lights by Andromeda – Greek ship lights in brass and copper, with golden-brown or dark patination
- Country-house outdoor lights by Aldo Bernardi – Northern Italian workshop fixtures with an unmistakable brass-copper patina in beautiful brown tones
- Italian barn lights from Veneto – Mediterranean outdoor lights in reddish copper and brown brass
- French outdoor lights by Lumin'Art – outdoor lanterns after historic models, in dark-brown patinated brass with distinctive charme
A Deliberate Rust Finish
Some of our fixtures can be made to order from untreated steel. Over time, this develops a layer of rust, giving the fixture a reddish-brown tone as well.