Brown (7E5D58) — 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 #7E5D58

RGB rgb(126, 93, 88)

HSL hsl(8°, 18%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:30% K:51%

Luminance 0.1298

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.84:1

Aa — #7E5D58

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.59:1

Aa — #7E5D58

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E5D58 #58797E

Analogous

#7E5866 #7E5D58 #7E7058

Triadic

#7E5D58 #587E5D #5D587E

Split-comp.

#7E5D58 #587E70 #58667E

Tetradic

#7E5D58 #667E58 #58797E #70587E

Monochromatic

#D5CECD #A69896 #746563 #584D4B #2F2928

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