Brown (AB7263) — 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 #AB7263

RGB rgb(171, 114, 99)

HSL hsl(13°, 30%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:42% K:33%

Luminance 0.2189

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.95:1

Aa — #AB7263

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.32:1

Aa — #AB7263

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB7263 #639CAB

Analogous

#AB6378 #AB7263 #AB9763

Triadic

#AB7263 #63AB73 #7363AB

Split-comp.

#AB7263 #63AB97 #6378AB

Tetradic

#AB7263 #78AB63 #639CAB #9763AB

Monochromatic

#281D1B #654B43 #9F7A6F #B4968E #D2C1BC

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