Brown (AF7764) — 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 #AF7764

RGB rgb(175, 119, 100)

HSL hsl(15°, 32%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:43% K:31%

Luminance 0.2358

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.72:1

Aa — #AF7764

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.65:1

Aa — #AF7764

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AF7764 #649CAF

Analogous

#AF6477 #AF7764 #AF9C64

Triadic

#AF7764 #64AF77 #7764AF

Split-comp.

#AF7764 #64AF9C #6477AF

Tetradic

#AF7764 #77AF64 #649CAF #9C64AF

Monochromatic

#2C201C #6A4D44 #A47D70 #B7998F #D5C4BE

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