Brown (B47A5F) — 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 #B47A5F

RGB rgb(180, 122, 95)

HSL hsl(19°, 36%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:47% K:29%

Luminance 0.2483

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.57:1

Aa — #B47A5F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.89:1

Aa — #B47A5F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B47A5F #5F99B4

Analogous

#B45F6F #B47A5F #B4A45F

Triadic

#B47A5F #5FB47A #7A5FB4

Split-comp.

#B47A5F #5FB4A4 #5F6FB4

Tetradic

#B47A5F #6FB45F #5F99B4 #A45FB4

Monochromatic

#2D201A #6D4E40 #A87F6B #BB9A8B #D7C4BC

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