Brown (9F7059) — 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 #9F7059

RGB rgb(159, 112, 89)

HSL hsl(20°, 28%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:44% K:38%

Luminance 0.1994

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.25:1

Aa — #9F7059

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.94:1

Aa — #9F7059

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9F7059 #5A89A0

Analogous

#A05A66 #9F7059 #A0945A

Triadic

#9F7059 #5AA071 #715AA0

Split-comp.

#9F7059 #5AA094 #5A66A0

Tetradic

#9F7059 #66A05A #5A89A0 #945AA0

Monochromatic

#E8E1DE #BEABA2 #937566 #755D52 #483A32

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