Brown (B27262) — 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 #B27262

RGB rgb(178, 114, 98)

HSL hsl(12°, 34%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:45% K:30%

Luminance 0.2269

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.83:1

Aa — #B27262

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.48:1

Aa — #B27262

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B27262 #62A2B2

Analogous

#B2627A #B27262 #B29A62

Triadic

#B27262 #62B272 #7262B2

Split-comp.

#B27262 #62B29A #627AB2

Tetradic

#B27262 #7AB262 #62A2B2 #9A62B2

Monochromatic

#2C1F1B #6C4A42 #A6796E #B9968D #D6C2BD

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