Brown (B9725B) — 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 #B9725B

RGB rgb(185, 114, 91)

HSL hsl(15°, 40%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:51% K:27%

Luminance 0.2341

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.74:1

Aa — #B9725B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.62:1

Aa — #B9725B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9725B #5BA1B9

Analogous

#B95B72 #B9725B #B9A15B

Triadic

#B9725B #5BB972 #725BB9

Split-comp.

#B9725B #5BB9A1 #5B72B9

Tetradic

#B9725B #72B95B #5BA1B9 #A15BB9

Monochromatic

#2E1E19 #714A3D #AD7867 #BF9588 #DAC1B9

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