Primary#684E4B
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
#D2CAC9
RGB 210, 202, 201
HSL 7°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.16
300 Copy
#A49593
RGB 164, 149, 147
HSL 7°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.13
500 Copy
#684E4B
RGB 104, 78, 75
HSL 6°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.55 Fail 1.95
700 Copy
#4E3A38
RGB 78, 58, 56
HSL 5°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.57 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342726
RGB 52, 39, 38
HSL 4°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.34 Fail 1.03
Secondary#684B57
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F0EDEE
RGB 240, 237, 238
HSL 340°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9CD
RGB 210, 201, 205
HSL 333°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.12
300 Copy
#A4939A
RGB 164, 147, 154
HSL 335°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.91 AA 5.07
500 Copy
#684B57
RGB 104, 75, 87
HSL 335°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.68 Fail 1.92
700 Copy
#4E3841
RGB 78, 56, 65
HSL 335°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.68 Fail 1.38
900 Copy
#34262C
RGB 52, 38, 44
HSL 334°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.39 Fail 1.03
Tertiary#685D4B
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F0EFED
RGB 240, 239, 237
HSL 40°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.84
100 Copy
#D2CEC9
RGB 210, 206, 201
HSL 33°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.57 AAA 9.42
300 Copy
#A49E93
RGB 164, 158, 147
HSL 39°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.66 AA 5.54
500 Copy
#685D4B
RGB 104, 93, 75
HSL 37°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.45 Fail 2.29
700 Copy
#4E4638
RGB 78, 70, 56
HSL 38°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.3 Fail 1.59
900 Copy
#342E26
RGB 52, 46, 38
HSL 34°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.42 Fail 1.1
Quaternary#684B65
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
#D2C9D1
RGB 210, 201, 209
HSL 307°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.14
300 Copy
#A493A3
RGB 164, 147, 163
HSL 304°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.12
500 Copy
#684B65
RGB 104, 75, 101
HSL 306°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.55 Fail 1.96
700 Copy
#4E384C
RGB 78, 56, 76
HSL 305°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.53 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342632
RGB 52, 38, 50
HSL 309°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.29 Fail 1.03
Quinary#65684B
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
#D1D2C9
RGB 209, 210, 201
HSL 67°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.52 AAA 9.68
300 Copy
#A3A493
RGB 163, 164, 147
HSL 64°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.53 AA 5.82
500 Copy
#65684B
RGB 101, 104, 75
HSL 66°, 16%, 35%
AA 5.78 Fail 2.55
700 Copy
#4C4E38
RGB 76, 78, 56
HSL 65°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.56 Fail 1.72
900 Copy
#323426
RGB 50, 52, 38
HSL 69°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.69 Fail 1.16
Neutral#684E4B
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
#D2CAC9
RGB 210, 202, 201
HSL 7°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.16
300 Copy
#A49593
RGB 164, 149, 147
HSL 7°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.13
500 Copy
#684E4B
RGB 104, 78, 75
HSL 6°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.55 Fail 1.95
700 Copy
#4E3A38
RGB 78, 58, 56
HSL 5°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.57 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342726
RGB 52, 39, 38
HSL 4°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.34 Fail 1.03
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 684e4b-analogous.css and 684e4b-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F0EDED;
--primary-100: #D2CAC9;
--primary-300: #A49593;
--primary-500: #684E4B;
--primary-700: #4E3A38;
--primary-900: #342726;
--secondary-50: #F0EDEE;
--secondary-100: #D2C9CD;
--secondary-300: #A4939A;
--secondary-500: #684B57;
--secondary-700: #4E3841;
--secondary-900: #34262C;
--tertiary-50: #F0EFED;
--tertiary-100: #D2CEC9;
--tertiary-300: #A49E93;
--tertiary-500: #685D4B;
--tertiary-700: #4E4638;
--tertiary-900: #342E26;
--quaternary-50: #F0EDF0;
--quaternary-100: #D2C9D1;
--quaternary-300: #A493A3;
--quaternary-500: #684B65;
--quaternary-700: #4E384C;
--quaternary-900: #342632;
--quinary-50: #F0F0ED;
--quinary-100: #D1D2C9;
--quinary-300: #A3A493;
--quinary-500: #65684B;
--quinary-700: #4C4E38;
--quinary-900: #323426;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2CAC9;
--neutral-300: #A49593;
--neutral-500: #684E4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3A38;
--neutral-900: #342726;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.