Brown (7F6157) — 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 #7F6157

RGB rgb(127, 97, 87)

HSL hsl(15°, 19%, 42%)

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

Luminance 0.1379

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.6:1

Aa — #7F6157

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.75:1

Aa — #7F6157

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F6157 #57757F

Analogous

#7F5761 #7F6157 #7F7557

Triadic

#7F6157 #577F61 #61577F

Split-comp.

#7F6157 #577F75 #57617F

Tetradic

#7F6157 #617F57 #57757F #75577F

Monochromatic

#D5CFCD #A79A95 #756661 #594E4A #2F2927

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