Brown (6D5460) — 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 #6D5460

RGB rgb(109, 84, 96)

HSL hsl(331°, 13%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:12% K:57%

Luminance 0.1033

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.8:1

Aa — #6D5460

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.09:1

Aa — #6D5460

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6D5460 #546D61

Analogous

#6D546D #6D5460 #6D5554

Triadic

#6D5460 #606D54 #54606D

Split-comp.

#6D5460 #546D55 #546D6D

Tetradic

#6D5460 #6D6D54 #546D61 #55546D

Monochromatic

#C9C5C7 #979194 #645E61 #4A4547 #222021

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