Brown (5A4D49) — 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 #5A4D49

RGB rgb(90, 77, 73)

HSL hsl(14°, 10%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:19% K:65%

Luminance 0.0774

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.1:1

Aa — #5A4D49

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.59:1

Aa — #5A4D49

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5A4D49 #49565A

Analogous

#5A494E #5A4D49 #5A5549

Triadic

#5A4D49 #495A4D #4D495A

Split-comp.

#5A4D49 #495A55 #494E5A

Tetradic

#5A4D49 #4E5A49 #49565A #55495A

Monochromatic

#B8B8B8 #858585 #525252 #383838 #121212

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