Brown is the color designers reach for when a stone needs to add richness without adding brightness. These are the earth tones: the shades that sit against leather, denim, suede, and animal print without competing with them. Western, autumn, and equestrian work runs on this range.

Smoked Topaz is the deepest brown we carry and the most-stocked shade in the family. It is a rich coffee brown with enough warmth to read as brown rather than as gray. Light Colorado Topaz is the lighter counterpart, a golden tan that also appears in our neutral range because it doubles as a warm nude. Between them they account for most of this family.

Copper and Gold Beryl carry a metallic cast and bridge into our gold range. Venus and Biarritz are deep browns with a shifting surface treatment. Cappuchino Delite is a soft milky brown, and Jet Odyssey is the darkest of the group, a near-black brown that also sits in our black range.

Light Colorado Topaz is also available with AB and shimmer treatments, which lift a shade that can otherwise read flat. Browns are stocked in flatback across MAXIMA Crystals by Preciosa^®, LUX European Crystal^®, and PriceLess Crystal^™.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Smoked Topaz and Light Colorado Topaz?

Smoked Topaz is the deeper of the two, a rich coffee brown. Light Colorado Topaz is a lighter golden tan. Smoked Topaz reads clearly as brown from a distance. Light Colorado Topaz reads closer to a warm neutral and is often used as a nude. They are the two most-stocked shades in this family and the pair most often compared.

Which brown rhinestone works best for a western costume?

Smoked Topaz is the standard, because its depth matches leather and saddle tones rather than sitting on top of them. Copper adds a metallic warmth that suits conchos and hardware. For a traditional pairing, combine either with turquoise stones rather than with silver.

Is there a bronze rhinestone?

Copper is the closest match to bronze in our range, and Gold Beryl reads as a lighter antique bronze. Both carry a metallic cast rather than reading as a flat color. If you need something darker and more oxidized, Venus and Biarritz have a shifting surface that gives a similar effect.

Can brown rhinestones be used as a nude?

Light Colorado Topaz is used this way on deeper skin tones, where the pale shades in our neutral range read too light. It is the same stone in both families. Smoked Topaz works for the deepest skin tones, though most designers pair it with a lighter shade rather than using it alone.

Do brown rhinestones come in AB?

Yes. Light Colorado Topaz is available in standard brown and also available coated with an aurora borealis (AB) coating, in both Light Colorado Topaz AB and Light Colorado Topaz Shimmer AB. The base stone stays brown and the coating adds an iridescent shift over it.

How do I choose between brown shades?
Order a rhinestone color chart and lay the stones directly on the fabric. Brown is the range where a screen is least useful, because monitors render browns as either gray or orange depending on the color profile, and neither is what the stone actually looks like.