Brown (B37B61) — 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 #B37B61

RGB rgb(179, 123, 97)

HSL hsl(19°, 35%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:46% K:30%

Luminance 0.25

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.55:1

Aa — #B37B61

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.92:1

Aa — #B37B61

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B37B61 #6199B3

Analogous

#B36170 #B37B61 #B3A461

Triadic

#B37B61 #61B37B #7B61B3

Split-comp.

#B37B61 #61B3A4 #6170B3

Tetradic

#B37B61 #70B361 #6199B3 #A461B3

Monochromatic

#2D201B #6C4F41 #A77F6C #BA9B8C #D7C5BC

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