Primary#8B4513
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F3ECE7
RGB 243, 236, 231
HSL 25°, 33%, 93%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.62
100 Copy
#DCC7B8
RGB 220, 199, 184
HSL 25°, 34%, 79%
Fail 1.63 AAA 9.07
300 Copy
#B98F71
RGB 185, 143, 113
HSL 25°, 34%, 58%
Fail 2.9 AA 5.08
500 Copy
#8B4513
RGB 139, 69, 19
HSL 25°, 76%, 31%
AAA 7.1 Fail 2.08
700 Copy
#68340E
RGB 104, 52, 14
HSL 25°, 76%, 23%
AAA 10.07 Fail 1.47
900 Copy
#46220A
RGB 70, 34, 10
HSL 24°, 75%, 16%
AAA 14.06 Fail 1.05
Secondary#8B131D
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F3E7E8
RGB 243, 231, 232
HSL 355°, 33%, 93%
Fail 1.21 AAA 12.23
100 Copy
#DCB8BB
RGB 220, 184, 187
HSL 355°, 34%, 79%
Fail 1.81 AAA 8.16
300 Copy
#B97177
RGB 185, 113, 119
HSL 355°, 34%, 58%
AA large 3.69 AA large 4.0
500 Copy
#8B131D
RGB 139, 19, 29
HSL 355°, 76%, 31%
AAA 9.51 Fail 1.55
700 Copy
#680E16
RGB 104, 14, 22
HSL 355°, 76%, 23%
AAA 12.63 Fail 1.17
900 Copy
#460A0E
RGB 70, 10, 14
HSL 356°, 75%, 16%
AAA 16.03 Fail 1.09
Tertiary#8B8113
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F3F2E7
RGB 243, 242, 231
HSL 55°, 33%, 93%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.11
100 Copy
#DCD9B8
RGB 220, 217, 184
HSL 55°, 34%, 79%
Fail 1.43 AAA 10.3
300 Copy
#B9B371
RGB 185, 179, 113
HSL 55°, 34%, 58%
Fail 2.15 AA 6.85
500 Copy
#8B8113
RGB 139, 129, 19
HSL 55°, 76%, 31%
AA large 4.0 AA large 3.69
700 Copy
#68610E
RGB 104, 97, 14
HSL 55°, 76%, 23%
AA 6.35 Fail 2.32
900 Copy
#46400A
RGB 70, 64, 10
HSL 54°, 75%, 16%
AAA 10.51 Fail 1.4
Quaternary#8B1359
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F3E7EE
RGB 243, 231, 238
HSL 325°, 33%, 93%
Fail 1.2 AAA 12.28
100 Copy
#DCB8CD
RGB 220, 184, 205
HSL 325°, 34%, 79%
Fail 1.78 AAA 8.28
300 Copy
#B9719B
RGB 185, 113, 155
HSL 325°, 34%, 58%
AA large 3.56 AA large 4.14
500 Copy
#8B1359
RGB 139, 19, 89
HSL 325°, 76%, 31%
AAA 8.99 Fail 1.64
700 Copy
#680E43
RGB 104, 14, 67
HSL 325°, 76%, 23%
AAA 12.12 Fail 1.22
900 Copy
#460A2C
RGB 70, 10, 44
HSL 326°, 75%, 16%
AAA 15.67 Fail 1.06
Quinary#598B13
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#EEF3E7
RGB 238, 243, 231
HSL 85°, 33%, 93%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.08
100 Copy
#CDDCB8
RGB 205, 220, 184
HSL 85°, 34%, 79%
Fail 1.45 AAA 10.21
300 Copy
#9BB971
RGB 155, 185, 113
HSL 85°, 34%, 58%
Fail 2.19 AA 6.73
500 Copy
#598B13
RGB 89, 139, 19
HSL 85°, 76%, 31%
AA large 4.1 AA large 3.6
700 Copy
#43680E
RGB 67, 104, 14
HSL 85°, 76%, 23%
AA 6.51 Fail 2.27
900 Copy
#2C460A
RGB 44, 70, 10
HSL 86°, 75%, 16%
AAA 10.57 Fail 1.4
Neutral#68574B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EEED
RGB 240, 238, 237
HSL 20°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.76
100 Copy
#D2CDC9
RGB 210, 205, 201
HSL 27°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.58 AAA 9.36
300 Copy
#A49A93
RGB 164, 154, 147
HSL 25°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.76 AA 5.36
500 Copy
#68574B
RGB 104, 87, 75
HSL 25°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.88 Fail 2.15
700 Copy
#4E4138
RGB 78, 65, 56
HSL 25°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.83 Fail 1.5
900 Copy
#342C26
RGB 52, 44, 38
HSL 26°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.69 Fail 1.08
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
Saddle 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 8b4513-analogous.css and 8b4513-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F3ECE7;
--primary-100: #DCC7B8;
--primary-300: #B98F71;
--primary-500: #8B4513;
--primary-700: #68340E;
--primary-900: #46220A;
--secondary-50: #F3E7E8;
--secondary-100: #DCB8BB;
--secondary-300: #B97177;
--secondary-500: #8B131D;
--secondary-700: #680E16;
--secondary-900: #460A0E;
--tertiary-50: #F3F2E7;
--tertiary-100: #DCD9B8;
--tertiary-300: #B9B371;
--tertiary-500: #8B8113;
--tertiary-700: #68610E;
--tertiary-900: #46400A;
--quaternary-50: #F3E7EE;
--quaternary-100: #DCB8CD;
--quaternary-300: #B9719B;
--quaternary-500: #8B1359;
--quaternary-700: #680E43;
--quaternary-900: #460A2C;
--quinary-50: #EEF3E7;
--quinary-100: #CDDCB8;
--quinary-300: #9BB971;
--quinary-500: #598B13;
--quinary-700: #43680E;
--quinary-900: #2C460A;
--neutral-50: #F0EEED;
--neutral-100: #D2CDC9;
--neutral-300: #A49A93;
--neutral-500: #68574B;
--neutral-700: #4E4138;
--neutral-900: #342C26;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.