Brown (7F6457) — 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 #7F6457

RGB rgb(127, 100, 87)

HSL hsl(19°, 19%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:31% K:50%

Luminance 0.1439

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.44:1

Aa — #7F6457

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.86:1

Aa — #7F6457

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F6457 #57737F

Analogous

#7F575E #7F6457 #7F7857

Triadic

#7F6457 #577F64 #64577F

Split-comp.

#7F6457 #577F78 #575E7F

Tetradic

#7F6457 #5E7F57 #57737F #78577F

Monochromatic

#D5D0CD #A79B95 #756861 #594F4A #2F2A27

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