Brown (5F4239) — 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 #5F4239

RGB rgb(95, 66, 57)

HSL hsl(14°, 25%, 30%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:40% K:63%

Luminance 0.0635

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.03:1

Aa — #5F4239

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.32:1

Aa — #5F4239

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F4239 #395760

Analogous

#603944 #5F4239 #605539

Triadic

#5F4239 #396042 #423960

Split-comp.

#5F4239 #396055 #394460

Tetradic

#5F4239 #446039 #395760 #553960

Monochromatic

#BEACA7 #93756C #584641 #3B2F2B #0F0C0B

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