Brown (B5715E) — 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 #B5715E

RGB rgb(181, 113, 94)

HSL hsl(13°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.2274

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.83:1

Aa — #B5715E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.49:1

Aa — #B5715E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5715E #5EA2B5

Analogous

#B55E77 #B5715E #B59D5E

Triadic

#B5715E #5EB571 #715EB5

Split-comp.

#B5715E #5EB59D #5E77B5

Tetradic

#B5715E #77B55E #5EA2B5 #9D5EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1E1A #6E493F #A9786A #BC958A #D8C1BB

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