Coffee (523B1E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Coffee"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Coffee pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #523B1E

RGB rgb(82, 59, 30)

HSL hsl(33°, 46%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:63% K:68%

Luminance 0.0467

WCAG Accessibility

On white 10.48:1

Aa — #523B1E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2:1

Aa — #523B1E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#523B1E #1E3652

Analogous

#52211E #523B1E #4F521E

Triadic

#523B1E #1E523B #3B1E52

Split-comp.

#523B1E #1E4F52 #211E52

Tetradic

#523B1E #1E5221 #1E3652 #521E4F

Monochromatic

#C1A27B #926F45 #4C3A24 #2A2014 #000000

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