Brown (705550) — 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 #705550

RGB rgb(112, 85, 80)

HSL hsl(9°, 17%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:29% K:56%

Luminance 0.1042

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.77:1

Aa — #705550

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.1:1

Aa — #705550

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#705550 #506C71

Analogous

#71505C #705550 #716650

Triadic

#705550 #507155 #555071

Split-comp.

#705550 #507166 #505C71

Tetradic

#705550 #5C7150 #506C71 #665071

Monochromatic

#CBC4C3 #9B8F8C #685C5A #4C4442 #23201F

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