Brown (B57B5E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #B57B5E

RGB rgb(181, 123, 94)

HSL hsl(20°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.2519

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.52:1

Aa — #B57B5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.96:1

Aa — #B57B5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B57B5E #5E98B5

Analogous

#B55E6D #B57B5E #B5A75E

Triadic

#B57B5E #5EB57B #7B5EB5

Split-comp.

#B57B5E #5EB5A7 #5E6DB5

Tetradic

#B57B5E #6DB55E #5E98B5 #A75EB5

Monochromatic

#2D201A #6E4F3F #A97F6A #BC9B8A #D8C5BB

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