Brown (7E6558) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #7E6558

RGB rgb(126, 101, 88)

HSL hsl(21°, 18%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:30% K:51%

Luminance 0.1453

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.4:1

Aa — #7E6558

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.89:1

Aa — #7E6558

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E6558 #58717E

Analogous

#7E585E #7E6558 #7E7958

Triadic

#7E6558 #587E65 #65587E

Split-comp.

#7E6558 #587E79 #585E7E

Tetradic

#7E6558 #5E7E58 #58717E #79587E

Monochromatic

#D5D0CD #A69C96 #746963 #58504B #2F2A28

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