Brown (7B665B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #7B665B

RGB rgb(123, 102, 91)

HSL hsl(21°, 15%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:26% K:52%

Luminance 0.1455

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.39:1

Aa — #7B665B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.89:1

Aa — #7B665B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7B665B #5B707B

Analogous

#7B5B60 #7B665B #7B765B

Triadic

#7B665B #5B7B66 #665B7B

Split-comp.

#7B665B #5B7B76 #5B607B

Tetradic

#7B665B #607B5B #5B707B #765B7B

Monochromatic

#D3D0CF #A39D99 #706966 #56504E #2E2B29

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