Brown (7E5B58) — 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 #7E5B58

RGB rgb(126, 91, 88)

HSL hsl(5°, 18%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:30% K:51%

Luminance 0.1262

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.96:1

Aa — #7E5B58

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.52:1

Aa — #7E5B58

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E5B58 #587B7E

Analogous

#7E5868 #7E5B58 #7E6E58

Triadic

#7E5B58 #587E5B #5B587E

Split-comp.

#7E5B58 #587E6E #58687E

Tetradic

#7E5B58 #687E58 #587B7E #6E587E

Monochromatic

#D5CECD #A69896 #746463 #584C4B #2F2828

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