Brown (B7745C) — 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 #B7745C

RGB rgb(183, 116, 92)

HSL hsl(16°, 39%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:50% K:28%

Luminance 0.2366

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.71:1

Aa — #B7745C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.67:1

Aa — #B7745C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B7745C #5C9FB7

Analogous

#B75C71 #B7745C #B7A25C

Triadic

#B7745C #5CB774 #745CB7

Split-comp.

#B7745C #5CB7A2 #5C71B7

Tetradic

#B7745C #71B75C #5C9FB7 #A25CB7

Monochromatic

#2E1F19 #704B3E #AC7A68 #BE9789 #D9C2BA

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