Brown (AF7B64) — 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 #AF7B64

RGB rgb(175, 123, 100)

HSL hsl(18°, 32%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:43% K:31%

Luminance 0.2459

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.6:1

Aa — #AF7B64

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.84:1

Aa — #AF7B64

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AF7B64 #6499AF

Analogous

#AF6473 #AF7B64 #AFA064

Triadic

#AF7B64 #64AF7B #7B64AF

Split-comp.

#AF7B64 #64AFA0 #6473AF

Tetradic

#AF7B64 #73AF64 #6499AF #A064AF

Monochromatic

#2C211C #6A4F44 #A47F70 #B79B8F #D5C5BE

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