Primary#7A232B
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F2E9EA
RGB 242, 233, 234
HSL 353°, 26%, 93%
Fail 1.19 AAA 12.38
100 Copy
#D7BDBF
RGB 215, 189, 191
HSL 355°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.76 AAA 8.38
300 Copy
#AF7B80
RGB 175, 123, 128
HSL 354°, 25%, 58%
AA large 3.52 AA large 4.19
500 Copy
#7A232B
RGB 122, 35, 43
HSL 354°, 55%, 31%
AAA 9.99 Fail 1.48
700 Copy
#5C1A20
RGB 92, 26, 32
HSL 355°, 56%, 23%
AAA 12.93 Fail 1.14
900 Copy
#3D1216
RGB 61, 18, 22
HSL 354°, 54%, 15%
AAA 16.2 Fail 1.1
Secondary#7A2357
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F2E9EE
RGB 242, 233, 238
HSL 327°, 26%, 93%
Fail 1.19 AAA 12.41
100 Copy
#D7BDCD
RGB 215, 189, 205
HSL 323°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.74 AAA 8.47
300 Copy
#AF7B9A
RGB 175, 123, 154
HSL 324°, 25%, 58%
AA large 3.43 AA large 4.3
500 Copy
#7A2357
RGB 122, 35, 87
HSL 324°, 55%, 31%
AAA 9.52 Fail 1.55
700 Copy
#5C1A41
RGB 92, 26, 65
HSL 325°, 56%, 23%
AAA 12.51 Fail 1.18
900 Copy
#3D122C
RGB 61, 18, 44
HSL 324°, 54%, 15%
AAA 15.89 Fail 1.08
Tertiary#7A4723
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F2EDE9
RGB 242, 237, 233
HSL 27°, 26%, 93%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.69
100 Copy
#D7C8BD
RGB 215, 200, 189
HSL 25°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.63 AAA 9.05
300 Copy
#AF917B
RGB 175, 145, 123
HSL 25°, 25%, 58%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.03
500 Copy
#7A4723
RGB 122, 71, 35
HSL 25°, 55%, 31%
AAA 7.63 Fail 1.93
700 Copy
#5C351A
RGB 92, 53, 26
HSL 25°, 56%, 23%
AAA 10.61 Fail 1.39
900 Copy
#3D2412
RGB 61, 36, 18
HSL 25°, 54%, 15%
AAA 14.39 Fail 1.03
Quaternary#72237A
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F1E9F2
RGB 241, 233, 242
HSL 293°, 26%, 93%
Fail 1.19 AAA 12.42
100 Copy
#D5BDD7
RGB 213, 189, 215
HSL 295°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.74 AAA 8.49
300 Copy
#AA7BAF
RGB 170, 123, 175
HSL 294°, 25%, 58%
AA large 3.41 AA large 4.33
500 Copy
#72237A
RGB 114, 35, 122
HSL 294°, 55%, 31%
AAA 9.39 Fail 1.57
700 Copy
#561A5C
RGB 86, 26, 92
HSL 295°, 56%, 23%
AAA 12.37 Fail 1.19
900 Copy
#39123D
RGB 57, 18, 61
HSL 294°, 54%, 15%
AAA 15.81 Fail 1.07
Quinary#7A7223
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F2F1E9
RGB 242, 241, 233
HSL 53°, 26%, 93%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.02
100 Copy
#D7D5BD
RGB 215, 213, 189
HSL 55°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.48 AAA 9.94
300 Copy
#AFAA7B
RGB 175, 170, 123
HSL 54°, 25%, 58%
Fail 2.37 AA 6.22
500 Copy
#7A7223
RGB 122, 114, 35
HSL 54°, 55%, 31%
AA 4.93 Fail 2.99
700 Copy
#5C561A
RGB 92, 86, 26
HSL 55°, 56%, 23%
AAA 7.5 Fail 1.97
900 Copy
#3D3912
RGB 61, 57, 18
HSL 54°, 54%, 15%
AAA 11.72 Fail 1.26
Neutral#684B4E
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
#684B4E
RGB 104, 75, 78
HSL 354°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.76 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#4E383A
RGB 78, 56, 58
HSL 355°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.77 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342627
RGB 52, 38, 39
HSL 356°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.46 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 7a232b-analogous.css and 7a232b-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F2E9EA;
--primary-100: #D7BDBF;
--primary-300: #AF7B80;
--primary-500: #7A232B;
--primary-700: #5C1A20;
--primary-900: #3D1216;
--secondary-50: #F2E9EE;
--secondary-100: #D7BDCD;
--secondary-300: #AF7B9A;
--secondary-500: #7A2357;
--secondary-700: #5C1A41;
--secondary-900: #3D122C;
--tertiary-50: #F2EDE9;
--tertiary-100: #D7C8BD;
--tertiary-300: #AF917B;
--tertiary-500: #7A4723;
--tertiary-700: #5C351A;
--tertiary-900: #3D2412;
--quaternary-50: #F1E9F2;
--quaternary-100: #D5BDD7;
--quaternary-300: #AA7BAF;
--quaternary-500: #72237A;
--quaternary-700: #561A5C;
--quaternary-900: #39123D;
--quinary-50: #F2F1E9;
--quinary-100: #D7D5BD;
--quinary-300: #AFAA7B;
--quinary-500: #7A7223;
--quinary-700: #5C561A;
--quinary-900: #3D3912;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9CA;
--neutral-300: #A49395;
--neutral-500: #684B4E;
--neutral-700: #4E383A;
--neutral-900: #342627;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.