Brown (B37161) — 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 #B37161

RGB rgb(179, 113, 97)

HSL hsl(12°, 35%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:46% K:30%

Luminance 0.2256

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.85:1

Aa — #B37161

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.45:1

Aa — #B37161

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B37161 #61A2B3

Analogous

#B36179 #B37161 #B39A61

Triadic

#B37161 #61B371 #7161B3

Split-comp.

#B37161 #61B39A #6179B3

Tetradic

#B37161 #79B361 #61A2B3 #9A61B3

Monochromatic

#2D1E1B #6C4A41 #A7786C #BA958C #D7C1BC

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