Brown (796A67) — 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 #796A67

RGB rgb(121, 106, 103)

HSL hsl(10°, 8%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:15% K:53%

Luminance 0.1547

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.16:1

Aa — #796A67

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.07:1

Aa — #796A67

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#796A67 #677679

Analogous

#79676D #796A67 #797367

Triadic

#796A67 #67796A #6A6779

Split-comp.

#796A67 #677973 #676D79

Tetradic

#796A67 #6D7967 #677679 #736779

Monochromatic

#D6D6D6 #A3A3A3 #707070 #575757 #303030

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