Brown (A57F6F) — 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 #A57F6F

RGB rgb(165, 127, 111)

HSL hsl(18°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.2475

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.58:1

Aa — #A57F6F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.87:1

Aa — #A57F6F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A57F6F #6F94A5

Analogous

#A56F7A #A57F6F #A59A6F

Triadic

#A57F6F #6FA57F #7F6FA5

Split-comp.

#A57F6F #6FA59A #6F7AA5

Tetradic

#A57F6F #7AA56F #6F94A5 #9A6FA5

Monochromatic

#28221F #62524B #99847A #AF9E97 #D0C7C2

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