Brown (69473B) — 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 #69473B

RGB rgb(105, 71, 59)

HSL hsl(16°, 28%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:44% K:59%

Luminance 0.076

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.19:1

Aa — #69473B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.57:1

Aa — #69473B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#69473B #3B5C68

Analogous

#683B45 #69473B #685E3B

Triadic

#69473B #3B6847 #473B68

Split-comp.

#69473B #3B685E #3B4568

Tetradic

#69473B #45683B #3B5C68 #5E3B68

Monochromatic

#C4B2AB #9B7A6F #604B43 #42332E #15100F

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