Brown (6E5547) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #6E5547

RGB rgb(110, 85, 71)

HSL hsl(22°, 22%, 35%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:35% K:57%

Luminance 0.1016

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.88:1

Aa — #6E5547

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.05:1

Aa — #6E5547

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6E5547 #465E6D

Analogous

#6D464B #6E5547 #6D6846

Triadic

#6E5547 #466D54 #54466D

Split-comp.

#6E5547 #466D68 #464B6D

Tetradic

#6E5547 #4B6D46 #465E6D #68466D

Monochromatic

#C7BDB8 #9A897E #64564F #473E38 #1D1916

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