Brown (7E5E58) — 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 #7E5E58

RGB rgb(126, 94, 88)

HSL hsl(9°, 18%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:30% K:51%

Luminance 0.1316

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.79:1

Aa — #7E5E58

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.63:1

Aa — #7E5E58

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E5E58 #58797E

Analogous

#7E5865 #7E5E58 #7E7158

Triadic

#7E5E58 #587E5E #5E587E

Split-comp.

#7E5E58 #587E71 #58657E

Tetradic

#7E5E58 #657E58 #58797E #71587E

Monochromatic

#D5CFCD #A69996 #746563 #584D4B #2F2928

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