Brown (785B4B) — 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 #785B4B

RGB rgb(120, 91, 75)

HSL hsl(21°, 23%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:37% K:53%

Luminance 0.1195

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.18:1

Aa — #785B4B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.4:1

Aa — #785B4B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#785B4B #4B6877

Analogous

#774B51 #785B4B #77714B

Triadic

#785B4B #4B775A #5A4B77

Split-comp.

#785B4B #4B7771 #4B5177

Tetradic

#785B4B #51774B #4B6877 #714B77

Monochromatic

#CEC5C0 #A29086 #6D5D54 #51453E #25201D

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