Primary#684B4F
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9CA
RGB 210, 201, 202
HSL 353°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.1
300 Copy
#A49395
RGB 164, 147, 149
HSL 353°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.05
500 Copy
#684B4F
RGB 104, 75, 79
HSL 352°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.75 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#4E383B
RGB 78, 56, 59
HSL 352°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.75 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342628
RGB 52, 38, 40
HSL 351°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.44 Fail 1.02
Secondary#684B5E
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F0EDEF
RGB 240, 237, 239
HSL 320°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.69
100 Copy
#D2C9CF
RGB 210, 201, 207
HSL 320°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.13
300 Copy
#A4939E
RGB 164, 147, 158
HSL 321°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.9 AA 5.09
500 Copy
#684B5E
RGB 104, 75, 94
HSL 321°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.62 Fail 1.94
700 Copy
#4E3846
RGB 78, 56, 70
HSL 322°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.62 Fail 1.39
900 Copy
#34262F
RGB 52, 38, 47
HSL 321°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.34 Fail 1.03
Tertiary#68564B
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F0EEED
RGB 240, 238, 237
HSL 20°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.76
100 Copy
#D2CCC9
RGB 210, 204, 201
HSL 20°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.59 AAA 9.29
300 Copy
#A49A93
RGB 164, 154, 147
HSL 25°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.76 AA 5.36
500 Copy
#68564B
RGB 104, 86, 75
HSL 23°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.95 Fail 2.12
700 Copy
#4E4038
RGB 78, 64, 56
HSL 22°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.93 Fail 1.49
900 Copy
#342B26
RGB 52, 43, 38
HSL 21°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.82 Fail 1.07
Quaternary#644B68
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F0EDF0
RGB 240, 237, 240
HSL 300°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.7
100 Copy
#D0C9D2
RGB 208, 201, 210
HSL 287°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.11
300 Copy
#A293A4
RGB 162, 147, 164
HSL 293°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.9 AA 5.09
500 Copy
#644B68
RGB 100, 75, 104
HSL 292°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.64 Fail 1.93
700 Copy
#4B384E
RGB 75, 56, 78
HSL 292°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.63 Fail 1.39
900 Copy
#322634
RGB 50, 38, 52
HSL 291°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.36 Fail 1.03
Quinary#68644B
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F0F0ED
RGB 240, 240, 237
HSL 60°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.14 AAA 12.92
100 Copy
#D2D0C9
RGB 210, 208, 201
HSL 47°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.54 AAA 9.56
300 Copy
#A4A293
RGB 164, 162, 147
HSL 53°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.57 AA 5.74
500 Copy
#68644B
RGB 104, 100, 75
HSL 52°, 16%, 35%
AA 5.98 Fail 2.47
700 Copy
#4E4B38
RGB 78, 75, 56
HSL 52°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.8 Fail 1.68
900 Copy
#343226
RGB 52, 50, 38
HSL 51°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.88 Fail 1.15
Neutral#684B4F
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9CA
RGB 210, 201, 202
HSL 353°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.1
300 Copy
#A49395
RGB 164, 147, 149
HSL 353°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.05
500 Copy
#684B4F
RGB 104, 75, 79
HSL 352°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.75 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#4E383B
RGB 78, 56, 59
HSL 352°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.75 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342628
RGB 52, 38, 40
HSL 351°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.44 Fail 1.02
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Brown Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 684b4f-analogous.css and 684b4f-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F0EDED;
--primary-100: #D2C9CA;
--primary-300: #A49395;
--primary-500: #684B4F;
--primary-700: #4E383B;
--primary-900: #342628;
--secondary-50: #F0EDEF;
--secondary-100: #D2C9CF;
--secondary-300: #A4939E;
--secondary-500: #684B5E;
--secondary-700: #4E3846;
--secondary-900: #34262F;
--tertiary-50: #F0EEED;
--tertiary-100: #D2CCC9;
--tertiary-300: #A49A93;
--tertiary-500: #68564B;
--tertiary-700: #4E4038;
--tertiary-900: #342B26;
--quaternary-50: #F0EDF0;
--quaternary-100: #D0C9D2;
--quaternary-300: #A293A4;
--quaternary-500: #644B68;
--quaternary-700: #4B384E;
--quaternary-900: #322634;
--quinary-50: #F0F0ED;
--quinary-100: #D2D0C9;
--quinary-300: #A4A293;
--quinary-500: #68644B;
--quinary-700: #4E4B38;
--quinary-900: #343226;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9CA;
--neutral-300: #A49395;
--neutral-500: #684B4F;
--neutral-700: #4E383B;
--neutral-900: #342628;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.