Brown (7F6657) — 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 #7F6657

RGB rgb(127, 102, 87)

HSL hsl(23°, 19%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:31% K:50%

Luminance 0.1479

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.33:1

Aa — #7F6657

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.94:1

Aa — #7F6657

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F6657 #57707F

Analogous

#7F575B #7F6657 #7F7B57

Triadic

#7F6657 #577F66 #66577F

Split-comp.

#7F6657 #577F7B #575B7F

Tetradic

#7F6657 #5B7F57 #57707F #7B577F

Monochromatic

#D5D0CD #A79C95 #756961 #59504A #2F2A27

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