Brown (9E7561) — 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 #9E7561

RGB rgb(158, 117, 97)

HSL hsl(20°, 24%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:39% K:38%

Luminance 0.2116

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.06:1

Aa — #9E7561

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.17:1

Aa — #9E7561

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E7561 #618A9E

Analogous

#9E616B #9E7561 #9E9461

Triadic

#9E7561 #619E75 #75619E

Split-comp.

#9E7561 #619E94 #616B9E

Tetradic

#9E7561 #6B9E61 #618A9E #94619E

Monochromatic

#1D1816 #574942 #917A6E #A7948B #C8BCB6

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