Brown (AB7A69) — 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 #AB7A69

RGB rgb(171, 122, 105)

HSL hsl(15°, 28%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:39% K:33%

Luminance 0.2398

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.67:1

Aa — #AB7A69

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.72:1

Aa — #AB7A69

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB7A69 #699AAB

Analogous

#AB6979 #AB7A69 #AB9A69

Triadic

#AB7A69 #69AB79 #7969AB

Split-comp.

#AB7A69 #69AB9A #6979AB

Tetradic

#AB7A69 #79AB69 #699AAB #9A69AB

Monochromatic

#2A201D #664F47 #9F7F75 #B49B93 #D3C5C0

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