Is brown skin the same as light skin?

Maritza Ebanks: no its not, brown skin in lighter than dark skin but not as light as light skin..ill use celebrities as an example, Tyrese is dark skin, Melissa Ford is brown skin and Beyonce is light skin

Jesse Pirieda: The color of skin is determined by the amount of pigment in the skin.So, it's the same thing.That boy is a retard, so please, ignore him :)

Marvella Benward: I don't know what you mean. There are lots of different shades of brown. You could have light brown skin or dark brown skin.I think this guy's a jerk and you should probably just ignore his opinion.

Jonathon Labonne: this question is very racistthe color of your skin changes nothingpeople aren't 'stuck up' because of skin colori'm fair skinned and not all white skinned girls are stuck upjust like all dark skinned girls aren't don't be stupid like this question is...Show more

Barrett Zheng: African American