Brown (6D5854) — 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 #6D5854

RGB rgb(109, 88, 84)

HSL hsl(10°, 13%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:23% K:57%

Luminance 0.1079

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.62:1

Aa — #6D5854

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.17:1

Aa — #6D5854

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6D5854 #54696D

Analogous

#6D545D #6D5854 #6D6554

Triadic

#6D5854 #546D59 #59546D

Split-comp.

#6D5854 #546D65 #545D6D

Tetradic

#6D5854 #5D6D54 #54696D #65546D

Monochromatic

#C9C6C5 #979291 #645F5E #4A4645 #222020

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