Brown (B27C62) — 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 #B27C62

RGB rgb(178, 124, 98)

HSL hsl(19°, 34%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:45% K:30%

Luminance 0.2516

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.53:1

Aa — #B27C62

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.95:1

Aa — #B27C62

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B27C62 #6298B2

Analogous

#B26270 #B27C62 #B2A362

Triadic

#B27C62 #62B27B #7B62B2

Split-comp.

#B27C62 #62B2A3 #6270B2

Tetradic

#B27C62 #70B262 #6298B2 #A362B2

Monochromatic

#2C211B #6C4F42 #A67F6E #B99B8D #D6C5BD

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