Brown (705E65) — 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 #705E65

RGB rgb(112, 94, 101)

HSL hsl(337°, 9%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:10% K:56%

Luminance 0.1238

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.04:1

Aa — #705E65

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.48:1

Aa — #705E65

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#705E65 #5D6F68

Analogous

#6F5D6D #705E65 #6F5F5D

Triadic

#705E65 #646F5D #5D646F

Split-comp.

#705E65 #5D6F5F #5D6D6F

Tetradic

#705E65 #6D6F5D #5D6F68 #5F5D6F

Monochromatic

#CCCCCC #999999 #666666 #4D4D4D #262626

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