When referring to hair color, is saying pelo marrón incorrect?

Question

Chuck tiene pelp rizado y marrón.

Answer 1

pelo castaño...or castaño oscuro

Answer 2

'pelo marrón' is correct.

Answer 3

Marron esta bien, it all depend what part of Latin America y are at, countries like Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela and others will use marron just fine!

Answer 4

Tengo el pelo marrón. Tienes el pelo marrón. Tiene el pelo marrón.

Answer 5

Well, no, not really, Bernard, welcome to the forum

we do not use marron for hair colour, we say: moreno or castaño, as Roberto has already pointed out.

• Oops that puts me in the dunces corner although I was only trying to convey that you say El pelo when reffering to the hair. - kenwilliams Nov 5, 2009
• kinda disagree bc i use moreno for tanish person or dark person, pero yea marron isssssssssssssssssssssssssssss so correct - ladominicana Nov 5, 2009