Brown (7F6057) — 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 #7F6057

RGB rgb(127, 96, 87)

HSL hsl(13°, 19%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:31% K:50%

Luminance 0.136

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.66:1

Aa — #7F6057

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.71:1

Aa — #7F6057

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F6057 #57777F

Analogous

#7F5762 #7F6057 #7F7457

Triadic

#7F6057 #577F60 #60577F

Split-comp.

#7F6057 #577F74 #57627F

Tetradic

#7F6057 #627F57 #57777F #74577F

Monochromatic

#D5CFCD #A79995 #756661 #594D4A #2F2927

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