Brown (AB7569) — 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 #AB7569

RGB rgb(171, 117, 105)

HSL hsl(11°, 28%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:39% K:33%

Luminance 0.2274

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.83:1

Aa — #AB7569

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.48:1

Aa — #AB7569

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB7569 #699FAB

Analogous

#AB697E #AB7569 #AB9669

Triadic

#AB7569 #69AB75 #7569AB

Split-comp.

#AB7569 #69AB96 #697EAB

Tetradic

#AB7569 #7EAB69 #699FAB #9669AB

Monochromatic

#2A201D #664D47 #9F7C75 #B49993 #D3C3C0

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