Brown (68473C) — 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 #68473C

RGB rgb(104, 71, 60)

HSL hsl(15°, 27%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:42% K:59%

Luminance 0.0755

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.22:1

Aa — #68473C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.56:1

Aa — #68473C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#68473C #3C5D68

Analogous

#683C47 #68473C #685D3C

Triadic

#68473C #3C6847 #473C68

Split-comp.

#68473C #3C685D #3C4768

Tetradic

#68473C #47683C #3C5D68 #5D3C68

Monochromatic

#C4B2AB #997A70 #5F4B44 #42332F #15100F

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