Brown (B5755E) — 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 #B5755E

RGB rgb(181, 117, 94)

HSL hsl(16°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.2369

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.7:1

Aa — #B5755E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.67:1

Aa — #B5755E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5755E #5E9EB5

Analogous

#B55E73 #B5755E #B5A15E

Triadic

#B5755E #5EB575 #755EB5

Split-comp.

#B5755E #5EB5A1 #5E73B5

Tetradic

#B5755E #73B55E #5E9EB5 #A15EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1F1A #6E4C3F #A97B6A #BC988A #D8C3BB

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