Brown (7D5B59) — 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 #7D5B59

RGB rgb(125, 91, 89)

HSL hsl(3°, 17%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:29% K:51%

Luminance 0.1255

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.98:1

Aa — #7D5B59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.51:1

Aa — #7D5B59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7D5B59 #597B7D

Analogous

#7D5969 #7D5B59 #7D6D59

Triadic

#7D5B59 #597D5B #5B597D

Split-comp.

#7D5B59 #597D6D #59697D

Tetradic

#7D5B59 #697D59 #597B7D #6D597D

Monochromatic

#D4CECE #A59897 #736464 #574C4C #2E2928

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