Brown (9B7D6B) — 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 #9B7D6B

RGB rgb(155, 125, 107)

HSL hsl(22°, 19%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:31% K:39%

Luminance 0.2308

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.79:1

Aa — #9B7D6B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.54:1

Aa — #9B7D6B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B7D6B #6A889A

Analogous

#9A6A71 #9B7D6B #9A936A

Triadic

#9B7D6B #6A9A7C #7C6A9A

Split-comp.

#9B7D6B #6A9A93 #6A719A

Tetradic

#9B7D6B #719A6A #6A889A #936A9A

Monochromatic

#1F1B1A #564D48 #8D7F77 #A59993 #C7C0BC

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