Brown (564F4D) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #564F4D

RGB rgb(86, 79, 77)

HSL hsl(13°, 6%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:10% K:66%

Luminance 0.0789

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.01:1

Aa — #564F4D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.62:1

Aa — #564F4D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#564F4D #4D5456

Analogous

#564D4F #564F4D #56544D

Triadic

#564F4D #4D564F #4F4D56

Split-comp.

#564F4D #4D5654 #4D4F56

Tetradic

#564F4D #4F564D #4D5456 #544D56

Monochromatic

#B8B8B8 #858585 #525252 #383838 #121212

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