Brown (7F504D) — 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 #7F504D

RGB rgb(127, 80, 77)

HSL hsl(4°, 25%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:39% K:50%

Luminance 0.1069

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.65:1

Aa — #7F504D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.16:1

Aa — #7F504D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F504D #4D7C80

Analogous

#804D63 #7F504D #80694D

Triadic

#7F504D #4D8050 #504D80

Split-comp.

#7F504D #4D8069 #4D6380

Tetradic

#7F504D #63804D #4D7C80 #694D80

Monochromatic

#D4C5C4 #A88C8A #755957 #584341 #2C2121

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