Brown (735554) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #735554

RGB rgb(115, 85, 84)

HSL hsl(2°, 16%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:27% K:55%

Luminance 0.1069

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.65:1

Aa — #735554

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.16:1

Aa — #735554

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#735554 #547273

Analogous

#735462 #735554 #736554

Triadic

#735554 #547355 #555473

Split-comp.

#735554 #547365 #546273

Tetradic

#735554 #627354 #547273 #655473

Monochromatic

#CDC6C6 #9D9190 #695E5D #4E4646 #262222

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