Brown (78535F) — 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 #78535F

RGB rgb(120, 83, 95)

HSL hsl(341°, 18%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:21% K:53%

Luminance 0.1093

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.56:1

Aa — #78535F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.2:1

Aa — #78535F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#78535F #54786D

Analogous

#785472 #78535F #785A54

Triadic

#78535F #5F7854 #545F78

Split-comp.

#78535F #54785A #547278

Tetradic

#78535F #727854 #54786D #5A5478

Monochromatic

#D0C8CB #A19196 #6E5E63 #53464A #292325

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