I know white authors have a habit of describing dark skin tones with food or beverages and I don’t want to do that.
Cocoa, caramel, coffee, etc. I’m not much of a fiction writer but I am running a dnd campaign with POC and don’t want to be a stereotype lol
Edit: various soil types is a promising contender added by my partner
Just keep in mind that the same mineral can sometimes be a multitude of colors. For instance, gypsum can be clear, white, brown, orange, yellow, or green. Fluorite can be basically any color.
Good to know, I’d probably get called out for it if I messed it up lol