Primary#7A232D
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
#D7BDC0
RGB 215, 189, 192
HSL 353°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.76 AAA 8.38
300 Copy
#AF7B81
RGB 175, 123, 129
HSL 353°, 25%, 58%
AA large 3.52 AA large 4.2
500 Copy
#7A232D
RGB 122, 35, 45
HSL 353°, 55%, 31%
AAA 9.97 Fail 1.48
700 Copy
#5C1A22
RGB 92, 26, 34
HSL 353°, 56%, 23%
AAA 12.92 Fail 1.14
900 Copy
#3D1216
RGB 61, 18, 22
HSL 354°, 54%, 15%
AAA 16.2 Fail 1.1
Secondary#7A2358
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
#AF7B9B
RGB 175, 123, 155
HSL 323°, 25%, 58%
AA large 3.43 AA large 4.31
500 Copy
#7A2358
RGB 122, 35, 88
HSL 323°, 55%, 31%
AAA 9.51 Fail 1.55
700 Copy
#5C1A42
RGB 92, 26, 66
HSL 324°, 56%, 23%
AAA 12.49 Fail 1.18
900 Copy
#3D122C
RGB 61, 18, 44
HSL 324°, 54%, 15%
AAA 15.89 Fail 1.08
Tertiary#7A4523
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F2ECE9
RGB 242, 236, 233
HSL 20°, 26%, 93%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.61
100 Copy
#D7C7BD
RGB 215, 199, 189
HSL 23°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.64 AAA 8.99
300 Copy
#AF8F7B
RGB 175, 143, 123
HSL 23°, 25%, 58%
Fail 2.98 AA 4.94
500 Copy
#7A4523
RGB 122, 69, 35
HSL 23°, 55%, 31%
AAA 7.77 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#5C341A
RGB 92, 52, 26
HSL 24°, 56%, 23%
AAA 10.71 Fail 1.38
900 Copy
#3D2212
RGB 61, 34, 18
HSL 22°, 54%, 15%
AAA 14.62 Fail 1.01
Quaternary#70237A
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
#D4BDD7
RGB 212, 189, 215
HSL 293°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.74 AAA 8.47
300 Copy
#A97BAF
RGB 169, 123, 175
HSL 293°, 25%, 58%
AA large 3.42 AA large 4.31
500 Copy
#70237A
RGB 112, 35, 122
HSL 293°, 55%, 31%
AAA 9.5 Fail 1.55
700 Copy
#541A5C
RGB 84, 26, 92
HSL 293°, 56%, 23%
AAA 12.51 Fail 1.18
900 Copy
#38123D
RGB 56, 18, 61
HSL 293°, 54%, 15%
AAA 15.88 Fail 1.08
Quinary#7A7023
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
#D7D4BD
RGB 215, 212, 189
HSL 53°, 25%, 79%
Fail 1.5 AAA 9.87
300 Copy
#AFA97B
RGB 175, 169, 123
HSL 53°, 25%, 58%
Fail 2.39 AA 6.17
500 Copy
#7A7023
RGB 122, 112, 35
HSL 53°, 55%, 31%
AA 5.04 Fail 2.93
700 Copy
#5C541A
RGB 92, 84, 26
HSL 53°, 56%, 23%
AAA 7.67 Fail 1.92
900 Copy
#3D3812
RGB 61, 56, 18
HSL 53°, 54%, 15%
AAA 11.85 Fail 1.25
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 7a232d-analogous.css and 7a232d-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F2E9EA;
--primary-100: #D7BDC0;
--primary-300: #AF7B81;
--primary-500: #7A232D;
--primary-700: #5C1A22;
--primary-900: #3D1216;
--secondary-50: #F2E9EE;
--secondary-100: #D7BDCD;
--secondary-300: #AF7B9B;
--secondary-500: #7A2358;
--secondary-700: #5C1A42;
--secondary-900: #3D122C;
--tertiary-50: #F2ECE9;
--tertiary-100: #D7C7BD;
--tertiary-300: #AF8F7B;
--tertiary-500: #7A4523;
--tertiary-700: #5C341A;
--tertiary-900: #3D2212;
--quaternary-50: #F1E9F2;
--quaternary-100: #D4BDD7;
--quaternary-300: #A97BAF;
--quaternary-500: #70237A;
--quaternary-700: #541A5C;
--quaternary-900: #38123D;
--quinary-50: #F2F1E9;
--quinary-100: #D7D4BD;
--quinary-300: #AFA97B;
--quinary-500: #7A7023;
--quinary-700: #5C541A;
--quinary-900: #3D3812;
--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.