Hitler's brown satin pajamas, embroidered in black against a red background on the pocket. He had a matching brown silk robe." Brown had originally been chosen as a Party color largely for convenience; large numbers of war-surplus brown uniforms from Germany's former colonial forces in Africa were cheaply available in the 1920s. It also suited the working-class and military images that the Party wished to convey. From the 1930s onwards, the Party's brown uniforms were mass-produced by German clothing firms such as Hugo Boss. Business The color brown is said to represent ruggedness when used in advertising. is the color of the United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery company with their trademark brown trucks and uniforms; it was earlier the color of Pullman rail cars of the Pullman Company, and was adopted by UPS both because brown is easy to keep clean, and due to favorable associations of luxury that Pullman brown evoked. UPS has filed two trademarks on the color brown to prevent other shipping companies (and possibly other companies in general) from using the color if it creates "market confusion". In its advertising, UPS refers to itself as "Brown" ("What can Brown do for you?"). Idioms and expressions "To be brown as a berry" (to be deeply suntanned) "To brown bag" a meal (to bring food from home to eat at work or school rather than patronizing an in-house cafeteria or a restaurant) "To experience a brown out" (a partial loss of electricity, less severe than a blackout) Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where redevelopment for infill housing is complicated by real or perceived environmental contaminations. '"Brown-nose" is a verb which means to be obsequious. It comes from the term for kissing the posterior of the boss in order to gain advancement. "In a brown study" (melancholy). Religion In Wicca, brown represents endurance, solidity, grounding, and strength. It is strongly associated with the element of earth. Sports The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, take their team name from its founder and long-time coach, Paul Brown, and use brown as a team color. The Hawthorn Football Club of the Australian Football League wears a brown and gold uniform. The San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball utilizes brown as their primary color. FC St. Pauli, a German association football club, typically features brown shirts as its primary kit. Club Atlético Platense in Argentina,