Brown (69595A) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #69595A

RGB rgb(105, 89, 90)

HSL hsl(356°, 8%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:14% K:59%

Luminance 0.1081

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.61:1

Aa — #69595A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.18:1

Aa — #69595A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#69595A #596968

Analogous

#695962 #69595A #696059

Triadic

#69595A #5A6959 #595A69

Split-comp.

#69595A #596960 #596269

Tetradic

#69595A #626959 #596968 #605969

Monochromatic

#C7C7C7 #949494 #616161 #474747 #212121

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