Brown (B5755F) — 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 #B5755F

RGB rgb(181, 117, 95)

HSL hsl(15°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.2371

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.7:1

Aa — #B5755F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.67:1

Aa — #B5755F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5755F #5E9FB5

Analogous

#B55E74 #B5755F #B59F5E

Triadic

#B5755F #5EB574 #745EB5

Split-comp.

#B5755F #5EB59F #5E74B5

Tetradic

#B5755F #74B55E #5E9FB5 #9F5EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1F1A #6E4B3F #A97A6A #BC978A #D8C2BB

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