Primary#A52A2A
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F6EAEA
RGB 246, 234, 234
HSL 0°, 40%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.56
100 Copy
#E4BFBF
RGB 228, 191, 191
HSL 0°, 41%, 82%
Fail 1.68 AAA 8.78
300 Copy
#C97F7F
RGB 201, 127, 127
HSL 0°, 41%, 64%
AA large 3.08 AA 4.8
500 Copy
#A52A2A
RGB 165, 42, 42
HSL 0°, 59%, 41%
AAA 7.08 Fail 2.08
700 Copy
#7C2020
RGB 124, 32, 32
HSL 0°, 59%, 31%
AAA 10.07 Fail 1.46
900 Copy
#521515
RGB 82, 21, 21
HSL 0°, 59%, 20%
AAA 14.22 Fail 1.04
Secondary#A52A68
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F6EAF0
RGB 246, 234, 240
HSL 330°, 40%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.61
100 Copy
#E4BFD2
RGB 228, 191, 210
HSL 329°, 41%, 82%
Fail 1.66 AAA 8.91
300 Copy
#C97FA4
RGB 201, 127, 164
HSL 330°, 41%, 64%
Fail 2.98 AA 4.96
500 Copy
#A52A68
RGB 165, 42, 104
HSL 330°, 59%, 41%
AA 6.71 Fail 2.2
700 Copy
#7C204E
RGB 124, 32, 78
HSL 330°, 59%, 31%
AAA 9.66 Fail 1.53
900 Copy
#521534
RGB 82, 21, 52
HSL 330°, 59%, 20%
AAA 13.86 Fail 1.06
Tertiary#A5682A
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F6F0EA
RGB 246, 240, 234
HSL 30°, 40%, 94%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.05
100 Copy
#E4D2BF
RGB 228, 210, 191
HSL 31°, 41%, 82%
Fail 1.47 AAA 10.03
300 Copy
#C9A47F
RGB 201, 164, 127
HSL 30°, 41%, 64%
Fail 2.31 AA 6.39
500 Copy
#A5682A
RGB 165, 104, 42
HSL 30°, 59%, 41%
AA 4.55 AA large 3.24
700 Copy
#7C4E20
RGB 124, 78, 32
HSL 30°, 59%, 31%
AAA 7.08 Fail 2.09
900 Copy
#523415
RGB 82, 52, 21
HSL 30°, 59%, 20%
AAA 11.29 Fail 1.31
Quaternary#A52AA5
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F6EAF6
RGB 246, 234, 246
HSL 300°, 40%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.66
100 Copy
#E4BFE4
RGB 228, 191, 228
HSL 300°, 41%, 82%
Fail 1.63 AAA 9.04
300 Copy
#C97FC9
RGB 201, 127, 201
HSL 300°, 41%, 64%
Fail 2.85 AA 5.17
500 Copy
#A52AA5
RGB 165, 42, 165
HSL 300°, 59%, 41%
AA 6.04 Fail 2.44
700 Copy
#7C207C
RGB 124, 32, 124
HSL 300°, 59%, 31%
AAA 8.92 Fail 1.65
900 Copy
#521552
RGB 82, 21, 82
HSL 300°, 59%, 20%
AAA 13.23 Fail 1.12
Quinary#A5A52A
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F6F6EA
RGB 246, 246, 234
HSL 60°, 40%, 94%
Fail 1.09 AAA 13.55
100 Copy
#E4E4BF
RGB 228, 228, 191
HSL 60°, 41%, 82%
Fail 1.3 AAA 11.35
300 Copy
#C9C97F
RGB 201, 201, 127
HSL 60°, 41%, 64%
Fail 1.73 AAA 8.53
500 Copy
#A5A52A
RGB 165, 165, 42
HSL 60°, 59%, 41%
Fail 2.62 AA 5.63
700 Copy
#7C7C20
RGB 124, 124, 32
HSL 60°, 59%, 31%
AA large 4.41 AA large 3.35
900 Copy
#525215
RGB 82, 82, 21
HSL 60°, 59%, 20%
AAA 8.15 Fail 1.81
Neutral#684B4B
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
#D2C9C9
RGB 210, 201, 201
HSL 0°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.09
300 Copy
#A49393
RGB 164, 147, 147
HSL 0°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#684B4B
RGB 104, 75, 75
HSL 0°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.79 Fail 1.89
700 Copy
#4E3838
RGB 78, 56, 56
HSL 0°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.79 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342626
RGB 52, 38, 38
HSL 0°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.47 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 a52a2a-analogous.css and a52a2a-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F6EAEA;
--primary-100: #E4BFBF;
--primary-300: #C97F7F;
--primary-500: #A52A2A;
--primary-700: #7C2020;
--primary-900: #521515;
--secondary-50: #F6EAF0;
--secondary-100: #E4BFD2;
--secondary-300: #C97FA4;
--secondary-500: #A52A68;
--secondary-700: #7C204E;
--secondary-900: #521534;
--tertiary-50: #F6F0EA;
--tertiary-100: #E4D2BF;
--tertiary-300: #C9A47F;
--tertiary-500: #A5682A;
--tertiary-700: #7C4E20;
--tertiary-900: #523415;
--quaternary-50: #F6EAF6;
--quaternary-100: #E4BFE4;
--quaternary-300: #C97FC9;
--quaternary-500: #A52AA5;
--quaternary-700: #7C207C;
--quaternary-900: #521552;
--quinary-50: #F6F6EA;
--quinary-100: #E4E4BF;
--quinary-300: #C9C97F;
--quinary-500: #A5A52A;
--quinary-700: #7C7C20;
--quinary-900: #525215;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9C9;
--neutral-300: #A49393;
--neutral-500: #684B4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3838;
--neutral-900: #342626;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.