Brown (5E4D45) — 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 #5E4D45

RGB rgb(94, 77, 69)

HSL hsl(19°, 15%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:27% K:63%

Luminance 0.0791

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8:1

Aa — #5E4D45

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.62:1

Aa — #5E4D45

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5E4D45 #45565E

Analogous

#5E454A #5E4D45 #5E5945

Triadic

#5E4D45 #455E4D #4D455E

Split-comp.

#5E4D45 #455E59 #454A5E

Tetradic

#5E4D45 #4A5E45 #45565E #59455E

Monochromatic

#BBB6B4 #8B827E #56504E #3B3735 #131211

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