Brown (7E6458) — 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 #7E6458

RGB rgb(126, 100, 88)

HSL hsl(19°, 18%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:30% K:51%

Luminance 0.1432

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.45:1

Aa — #7E6458

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.85:1

Aa — #7E6458

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E6458 #58727E

Analogous

#7E585F #7E6458 #7E7758

Triadic

#7E6458 #587E64 #64587E

Split-comp.

#7E6458 #587E77 #585F7E

Tetradic

#7E6458 #5F7E58 #58727E #77587E

Monochromatic

#D5D0CD #A69B96 #746863 #584F4B #2F2A28

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