Brown (AB7169) — 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 #AB7169

RGB rgb(171, 113, 105)

HSL hsl(7°, 28%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:39% K:33%

Luminance 0.2179

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.96:1

Aa — #AB7169

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.3:1

Aa — #AB7169

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB7169 #69A3AB

Analogous

#AB6982 #AB7169 #AB9169

Triadic

#AB7169 #69AB71 #7169AB

Split-comp.

#AB7169 #69AB91 #6982AB

Tetradic

#AB7169 #82AB69 #69A3AB #9169AB

Monochromatic

#2A1F1D #664B47 #9F7A75 #B49793 #D3C2C0

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