Brown (6D5A5C) — 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 #6D5A5C

RGB rgb(109, 90, 92)

HSL hsl(354°, 10%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:16% K:57%

Luminance 0.1128

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.43:1

Aa — #6D5A5C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.27:1

Aa — #6D5A5C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6D5A5C #5A6D6B

Analogous

#6D5A65 #6D5A5C #6D615A

Triadic

#6D5A5C #5B6D5A #5A5B6D

Split-comp.

#6D5A5C #5A6D61 #5A656D

Tetradic

#6D5A5C #656D5A #5A6D6B #615A6D

Monochromatic

#C9C9C9 #969696 #636363 #4A4A4A #242424

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