New Cars with Brown Leather Interior in 2026 (Complete List)

Black interiors are the safe choice. Brown interiors are the confident ones.

There’s a reason brown leather keeps creeping back into new car showrooms every year. It hides dirt better than black, it doesn’t show heat-fade the way tan does, and it just looks more expensive — even on a $35,000 SUV.

Automakers know it too, which is why almost every brand now hides at least one brown leather option behind their top trim, usually with a name that sounds better than the color actually needs to be: Glazed Caramel, Java, Chestnut, Espresso, Cognac.

We went trim-by-trim through more than 20 brands to track down every current brown leather interior option in the US market, what it’s actually called, and which trim you have to buy to get it.

Some of these colors only ship on one specific trim of one specific model, so if you’re chasing a particular shade, you’ll want to check the exact grade before you fall in love with a photo online.

Toyota

Toyota doesn’t hand out brown leather easily — you usually have to climb to the top trim to get it, but it’s worth the climb.

• Toyota Highlander Platinum — Glazed Caramel leather-trimmed seats, exclusive to the top trim on both gas and hybrid Platinum grades.
• Toyota Grand Highlander — Portobello Leather, a brown option available on upper trims.
• Toyota 4Runner — Portobello Leather, matching the Grand Highlander’s shade.
• Toyota Land Cruiser — Java leather seat trim, a dark brown finish.
• Toyota Sequoia 1794 Edition — Saddle Tan leather-trimmed seats with real American walnut trim, a western-inspired cabin exclusive to this trim.
• Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro — Terra, an earthy, reddish-brown interior color paired with Solar Octane orange accents.
• Toyota Tundra 1794 Edition — Saddle Tan leather, developed in collaboration with Saddleback Leather Co., with matching leather accessories included from the factory.

Lexus

If any brand treats interior color like a design language rather than an afterthought, it’s Lexus. Brown shows up across almost the entire lineup.

• Palomino — the brand’s signature light brown, available on the RX, NX, ES, and RZ. Usually paired with Ash Bamboo or Ash wood trim for a genuinely warm cabin.
• Macadamia — a paler, more neutral brown on the RX, often chosen alongside Palomino as the “safer” light option.
• Sandstone / Caramel accents — offered on the GX 550 in certain configurations.
• Terracotta (Bordeaux) — the deep, reddish-brown option on the flagship LX 600 and LX 600h.

Honda

Honda’s mainstream lineup — CR-V, Pilot, Accord — is currently stuck on black and gray leather only. The one exception is worth knowing about if you’re patient.

• Honda Passport TrailSport Elite — a Brown interior option confirmed for the redesigned Passport, shown alongside the standard black cabin in Honda’s own preview materials.

Ford & Lincoln

Ford saves its brown leather for the trims with the biggest logo on the tailgate.

• Ford F-150 King Ranch — Java, a deep, saddle-toned brown exclusive to the King Ranch trim, paired with genuine wood accents.
• Ford Expedition King Ranch — Mesa, part of the Del Rio leather package that’s been a King Ranch signature for years.
• Lincoln Aviator — Hot Chocolate and Harvest Bronze, two distinct warm-toned interior themes offered across the lineup.
• Lincoln Navigator — a rotating brown/cognac option typically tied to Black Label trim; worth checking the current build-and-price tool since Lincoln swaps these names almost every model year.
• Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks — Ebony/Roast, a black-and-brown two-tone leather-trimmed interior, straight from Ford’s own configurator.

Jeep, Ram & Chrysler

Stellantis brands lean hard into Western, saddle-inspired brown themes — especially on trucks.

• Ram 1500 Limited Longhorn — Bison Brown/Mountain Brown premium leather, the signature two-tone combo of the brand’s cowboy-luxury trim.
• Jeep Grand Cherokee — tan and light brown leather options are available on upper trims, though Jeep doesn’t always give the shade a proprietary name.
• Jeep Grand Wagoneer — Tupelo/Black, a warm tan-brown two-tone leather combination.

Chevrolet, GMC & Cadillac

GM’s full-size SUVs — Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Escalade — are basically triplets under the skin, but each brand dresses its brown leather differently.

• Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban High Country — Jet Black/Mocha perforated leather, a two-tone combo that’s become the go-to brown option in the Chevy full-size lineup.
• Chevrolet Corvette (Stingray, E-Ray, Z06, ZR1X) — Very Dark Atmosphere, a deep chocolate-brown leather/suede interior paired with Natural Tan accents. Yes, even Chevy’s sports car gets a brown leather option now — this one’s straight from Chevrolet’s own 2026 Corvette color guide.
• GMC Sierra 1500 & Sierra HD AT4 / AT4X — Kalahari, a warm brown accent color paired with Jet Black on the off-road-focused AT4 trims.
• GMC Sierra HD Denali Ultimate — Alpine Umber, a full-grain leather interior with plaited contrast stitching, the most premium cabin in the Sierra HD lineup.
• GMC Canyon Denali — Teak accents on the Premium Jet Black interior.
• GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate — Woodland Mahogany full-grain leather, the most premium brown offered in the Yukon range.
• Cadillac Escalade — typically offers a dark cocoa/brown leather on Premium Luxury and Sport trims; naming has shifted in recent model years, so double-check the current configurator.

Audi

Audi has quietly built one of the deepest brown leather catalogs in the industry — nearly every model in the current lineup offers at least one named brown shade.

• Audi Q3 — brown leather offered depending on trim and model year; check the current configurator for the exact shade in your market.
• Audi Q5 — Murillo Brown.
• Audi Q7 / Q8 — Okapi Brown, a deep, slightly reddish brown that’s been an Audi signature color for years.
• Audi Q6 e-tron — Santos Brown, on Audi’s newest electric SUV.
• Audi A3 — Santos Brown.
• Audi A5 — Muscat Brown.
• Audi A6 — Muscat Brown.
• Audi A7 — Cognac Brown.
• Audi A8 — Cognac Brown, on the brand’s flagship sedan.

BMW

BMW spreads its brown leather across nearly the entire range too, though the names change depending on whether you’re in a sedan or an SUV.

• BMW 2 Series — Canberra Beige, on the lighter end of the brown spectrum.
• BMW 3 Series — Cognac.
• BMW 4 Series — Cognac.
• BMW 5 Series — Espresso Brown.
• BMW 7 Series — Cognac Vernasca leather, the flagship sedan’s take on the shade.
• BMW X3 — Espresso Brown.
• BMW X5 — Cognac Sensafin.
• BMW X6 — Cognac Sensafin and Coffee Sensafin, two distinct brown options.
• BMW X7 — Cognac Sensafin and Coffee Sensafin, matching the X6’s palette on BMW’s largest SUV.

Acura

• Acura MDX Advance Package — Espresso, a full-grain Milano Leather interior confirmed straight from Acura’s own gallery pages, distinct from the brand’s Ebony and Orchid options.

Volkswagen

Not a brand people usually associate with brown leather, but VW has quietly added two distinct shades in the past year.

• Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo — Amber Brown, a perforated Varenna leather interior in a quilted diamond pattern with American walnut trim, new for the redesigned 2026 Tiguan.
• Volkswagen ID.Buzz Moonlight — a dark brown leatherette interior with white piping, one of three curated interior themes on the electric microbus.

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes might have the deepest brown leather bench in the business — GLE and GLS buyers alone get five distinct shades to choose from.

• Espresso Brown — a dark, almost black-brown, the most common brown pick on the GLE and GLS.
• Saddle Brown — a warmer, more reddish alternative to Espresso.
• Tartufo — technically a beige-brown, sits between tan and light brown.
• Sienna Brown and Nut Brown — older but still-referenced names from Mercedes’ color catalog, occasionally reappearing on special editions.

Porsche

• Porsche Cayenne — Truffle Brown, offered as part of the leather package on select trims.

Nissan & Infiniti

• Nissan Rogue — Chestnut Quilted Semi-Aniline Leather.
• Nissan Pathfinder — Chestnut Quilted Semi-Aniline Leather, matching the Rogue’s shade.
• Nissan Armada Platinum Reserve — Chestnut and Rye, the exclusive TailorFit leather interiors on the redesigned Armada’s top trim.
• Infiniti QX60 — Saddle Brown Quilted Semi-Aniline Leather.
• Infiniti QX80 — Sepia Brown, a semi-aniline leather option that leans warmer than most brown SUV interiors.

Subaru

Subaru now spreads brown leather across three models, and each one gets its own take on the shade.

• Subaru Outback Touring — Java Brown Nappa Leather, paired with contrast stitching that makes the cabin feel noticeably more upscale than the price tag suggests.
• Subaru Ascent Touring — Java Brown Nappa Leather, matching the Outback’s signature shade.
• Subaru Forester Touring — Touring Brown Leather, a distinct shade from the Java Brown found on the Outback and Ascent.

Mazda

Mazda has quietly become one of the best brands for interior color variety, and its brown options are genuinely distinct from each other rather than three shades of the same thing.

• Caturra Brown Nappa Leather — on the CX-5 2.5 Turbo Signature, paired with ultrasuede inserts and rosewood trim.
• Terracotta — on the CX-50, a sun-warmed shade that fits the model’s outdoorsy positioning.
• Quilted Tan Nappa Leather — on the CX-90 and CX-70 upper trims, lighter and airier than the CX-5’s brown.

Land Rover & Jaguar

Land Rover has arguably the richest brown leather vocabulary of any brand on this list — the trade-off is that the names change almost every generation.

• Land Rover Defender — Caraway, usually paired with Ebony in a two-tone layout.
• Range Rover — Espresso and Vintage Tan, both available across several trim and leather-package combinations.
• Classic Defender V8 — Burnt Sienna and Arabica Brown, offered through Land Rover Classic’s bespoke program.
• Jaguar F-Pace — Siena Tan, part of the Windsor leather palette on upper trims.

Hyundai

• Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy / Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy — a brown leather option confirmed on the top Calligraphy trim of both the gas and hybrid Palisade.
• Hyundai Sonata / Sonata Hybrid — Camel, offered across several trim levels on the sedan.
• Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy — Pecan Brown, exclusive to the Calligraphy trim.

Kia

• Kia Carnival / Carnival Hybrid — Tuscan Umber, a rich brown interior on Kia’s minivan.
• Kia Sorento — Olive Brown.
• Kia Telluride — Butter Brown and Tuscan Umber, two distinct brown shades depending on trim.
• Kia Telluride Hybrid — Tuscan Umber, Butter Brown, and Saddle Brown — the widest brown selection of any single model on this list.
• Kia Sportage — Terracotta Brown.
• Kia EV9 — a brown interior option, though Kia hasn’t given it a proprietary name yet.
• Kia EV6 — Mild Toffee Brown.

Genesis

As the premium automotive division of the Hyundai Group, Genesis has consistently offered brown interior options that underscore its premium status.

• Genesis GV70 — Havana Brown.
• Genesis GV80 — Earth Brown and Bordeaux Brown, two distinct shades on Genesis’ three-row flagship SUV.
• Genesis G70 — Dune Beige, a lighter tan-brown option.
• Genesis G80 — Ecru Camel.
• Genesis G90 — Bordeaux Brown and Dune Beige, both available on the brand’s flagship sedan.

Buick

• Buick Enclave Avenir — a cream-and-brown two-tone quilted leather interior (Buick hasn’t given this combo a flashy proprietary name yet, but it’s confirmed on the current Avenir configuration).
• Buick Envision Preferred — Sandstone, a lighter tan-brown leatherette option paired with Ebony accents.

Quick-Reference Table

Brand	Model / Trim	Color Name
Toyota	Highlander Platinum	Glazed Caramel
Toyota	Grand Highlander / 4Runner	Portobello
Toyota	Land Cruiser	Java (dark brown)
Toyota	Sequoia / Tundra 1794 Edition	Saddle Tan
Toyota	Sequoia TRD Pro	Terra
Lexus	RX / NX / ES / RZ	Palomino
Lexus	LX 600	Terracotta (Bordeaux)
Honda	Passport TrailSport Elite	Brown
Acura	MDX Advance Package	Espresso
Ford	F-150 King Ranch	Java
Ford	Expedition King Ranch	Mesa
Ford	Bronco Sport Outer Banks	Ebony/Roast
Lincoln	Aviator	Hot Chocolate / Harvest Bronze
Ram	1500 Limited Longhorn	Bison Brown / Mountain Brown
Jeep	Grand Wagoneer	Tupelo/Black
Chevrolet	Tahoe/Suburban High Country	Mocha
Chevrolet	Corvette (Stingray/E-Ray/Z06/ZR1X)	Very Dark Atmosphere
GMC	Sierra AT4 / AT4X	Kalahari
GMC	Sierra HD Denali Ultimate	Alpine Umber
GMC	Yukon Denali Ultimate	Woodland Mahogany
Buick	Enclave Avenir	Cream/Brown two-tone
Buick	Envision Preferred	Sandstone
Mercedes-Benz	GLE / GLS	Espresso Brown / Saddle Brown / Tartufo
Audi	Q5	Murillo Brown
Audi	Q7 / Q8	Okapi Brown
Audi	A3 / Q6 e-tron	Santos Brown
Audi	A5 / A6	Muscat Brown
Audi	A7 / A8	Cognac Brown
BMW	X3 / 5 Series	Espresso Brown
BMW	3 / 4 Series	Cognac
BMW	X5	Cognac Sensafin
BMW	X6 / X7	Cognac / Coffee Sensafin
Volkswagen	Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo	Amber Brown
Volkswagen	ID.Buzz	Moonlight (brown leatherette)
Porsche	Cayenne	Truffle Brown
Nissan	Rogue / Pathfinder	Chestnut
Nissan	Armada Platinum Reserve	Chestnut / Rye
Infiniti	QX60	Saddle Brown
Infiniti	QX80	Sepia Brown
Subaru	Outback / Ascent Touring	Java Brown
Subaru	Forester Touring	Touring Brown
Mazda	CX-5 Signature	Caturra Brown
Mazda	CX-90 / CX-70	Quilted Tan
Land Rover	Defender	Caraway
Land Rover	Range Rover	Espresso / Vintage Tan
Jaguar	F-Pace	Siena Tan
Hyundai	Palisade Calligraphy	Brown
Hyundai	Sonata / Sonata Hybrid	Camel
Hyundai	Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy	Pecan Brown
Kia	Telluride / Telluride Hybrid	Butter Brown / Tuscan Umber / Saddle Brown
Kia	Carnival / Carnival Hybrid	Tuscan Umber
Kia	Sorento	Olive Brown
Kia	Sportage	Terracotta Brown
Kia	EV6	Mild Toffee Brown
Genesis	GV70	Havana Brown
Genesis	GV80	Earth Brown / Bordeaux Brown
Genesis	G80	Ecru Camel
Genesis	G90	Bordeaux Brown / Dune Beige

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