Brown (5E4B45) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #5E4B45

RGB rgb(94, 75, 69)

HSL hsl(14°, 15%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:27% K:63%

Luminance 0.0762

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.18:1

Aa — #5E4B45

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.57:1

Aa — #5E4B45

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5E4B45 #45585E

Analogous

#5E454C #5E4B45 #5E5745

Triadic

#5E4B45 #455E4B #4B455E

Split-comp.

#5E4B45 #455E57 #454C5E

Tetradic

#5E4B45 #4C5E45 #45585E #57455E

Monochromatic

#BBB6B4 #8B817E #564F4E #3B3735 #131111

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