Brown (7D5F59) — 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 #7D5F59

RGB rgb(125, 95, 89)

HSL hsl(10°, 17%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:29% K:51%

Luminance 0.1329

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.75:1

Aa — #7D5F59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.65:1

Aa — #7D5F59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7D5F59 #59777D

Analogous

#7D5965 #7D5F59 #7D7159

Triadic

#7D5F59 #597D5F #5F597D

Split-comp.

#7D5F59 #597D71 #59657D

Tetradic

#7D5F59 #657D59 #59777D #71597D

Monochromatic

#D4CFCE #A59A97 #736664 #574E4C #2E2928

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