Brown (7E6258) — 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 #7E6258

RGB rgb(126, 98, 88)

HSL hsl(16°, 18%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:30% K:51%

Luminance 0.1393

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.56:1

Aa — #7E6258

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.78:1

Aa — #7E6258

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E6258 #58747E

Analogous

#7E5861 #7E6258 #7E7558

Triadic

#7E6258 #587E62 #62587E

Split-comp.

#7E6258 #587E75 #58617E

Tetradic

#7E6258 #617E58 #58747E #75587E

Monochromatic

#D5CFCD #A69A96 #746763 #584F4B #2F2A28

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