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Dark Brown
#452020
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Dark Brown
#4E342E
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#CD5C5C
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#000000
Brown
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Alizarin
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Sienna Brown
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"Dark 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
Dark Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #452020
RGB rgb(69, 32, 32)
HSL hsl(0°, 37%, 20%)
CMYK C:0% M:54% Y:54% K:73%
Luminance 0.0202
WCAG Accessibility
On white 14.18:1
Aa — #452020
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.48:1
Aa — #452020
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#452020 #204646
Analogous
#462033 #452020 #463320
Triadic
#452020 #204620 #202046
Split-comp.
#452020 #204633 #203346
Tetradic
#452020 #334620 #204646 #332046
Monochromatic
#B57D7D #824A4A #412525 #201313 #000000
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