Primary#684B50
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F0EDEE
RGB 240, 237, 238
HSL 340°, 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
#A49396
RGB 164, 147, 150
HSL 349°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.05
500 Copy
#684B50
RGB 104, 75, 80
HSL 350°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.75 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#4E383C
RGB 78, 56, 60
HSL 349°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.74 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342628
RGB 52, 38, 40
HSL 351°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.44 Fail 1.02
Secondary#684B5F
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
#A4939F
RGB 164, 147, 159
HSL 318°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.9 AA 5.1
500 Copy
#684B5F
RGB 104, 75, 95
HSL 319°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.61 Fail 1.94
700 Copy
#4E3847
RGB 78, 56, 71
HSL 319°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.6 Fail 1.39
900 Copy
#342630
RGB 52, 38, 48
HSL 317°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.33 Fail 1.03
Tertiary#68554B
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
#A49993
RGB 164, 153, 147
HSL 21°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.78 AA 5.31
500 Copy
#68554B
RGB 104, 85, 75
HSL 21°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.02 Fail 2.1
700 Copy
#4E4038
RGB 78, 64, 56
HSL 22°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.93 Fail 1.49
900 Copy
#342A26
RGB 52, 42, 38
HSL 17°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.95 Fail 1.06
Quaternary#634B68
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#EFEDF0
RGB 239, 237, 240
HSL 280°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D0C9D2
RGB 208, 201, 210
HSL 287°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.11
300 Copy
#A193A4
RGB 161, 147, 164
HSL 289°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.91 AA 5.08
500 Copy
#634B68
RGB 99, 75, 104
HSL 290°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.67 Fail 1.92
700 Copy
#4A384E
RGB 74, 56, 78
HSL 289°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.68 Fail 1.38
900 Copy
#322634
RGB 50, 38, 52
HSL 291°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.36 Fail 1.03
Quinary#68634B
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F0EFED
RGB 240, 239, 237
HSL 40°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.84
100 Copy
#D2D0C9
RGB 210, 208, 201
HSL 47°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.54 AAA 9.56
300 Copy
#A4A193
RGB 164, 161, 147
HSL 49°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.59 AA 5.69
500 Copy
#68634B
RGB 104, 99, 75
HSL 50°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.04 Fail 2.44
700 Copy
#4E4A38
RGB 78, 74, 56
HSL 49°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.9 Fail 1.66
900 Copy
#343226
RGB 52, 50, 38
HSL 51°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.88 Fail 1.15
Neutral#684B50
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDEE
RGB 240, 237, 238
HSL 340°, 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
#A49396
RGB 164, 147, 150
HSL 349°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.05
500 Copy
#684B50
RGB 104, 75, 80
HSL 350°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.75 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#4E383C
RGB 78, 56, 60
HSL 349°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.74 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 684b50-analogous.css and 684b50-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F0EDEE;
--primary-100: #D2C9CA;
--primary-300: #A49396;
--primary-500: #684B50;
--primary-700: #4E383C;
--primary-900: #342628;
--secondary-50: #F0EDEF;
--secondary-100: #D2C9CF;
--secondary-300: #A4939F;
--secondary-500: #684B5F;
--secondary-700: #4E3847;
--secondary-900: #342630;
--tertiary-50: #F0EEED;
--tertiary-100: #D2CCC9;
--tertiary-300: #A49993;
--tertiary-500: #68554B;
--tertiary-700: #4E4038;
--tertiary-900: #342A26;
--quaternary-50: #EFEDF0;
--quaternary-100: #D0C9D2;
--quaternary-300: #A193A4;
--quaternary-500: #634B68;
--quaternary-700: #4A384E;
--quaternary-900: #322634;
--quinary-50: #F0EFED;
--quinary-100: #D2D0C9;
--quinary-300: #A4A193;
--quinary-500: #68634B;
--quinary-700: #4E4A38;
--quinary-900: #343226;
--neutral-50: #F0EDEE;
--neutral-100: #D2C9CA;
--neutral-300: #A49396;
--neutral-500: #684B50;
--neutral-700: #4E383C;
--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.