Named color
Brown
#653700rgb(101, 55, 0)hsl(33, 100%, 20%)oklch(0.386 0.089 61.8)Brown on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 1 public brand that uses it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Brown
Crimson, Hunter Green and Sage Green lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Brown in 4 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with Brown in 4 real palettes, including Bookshop and Darkroom, as the accent.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with Brown: 6 real palettes, including Stone and Darkroom, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
complementarySteel Blue sits directly opposite Brown on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of Brown: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of Brown: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside Brown, as the supporting colour.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface Brown wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so Brown reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use Brown
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Brown as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.1:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Brown as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Brown reads as warm, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #653700 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/653700-c4b79c-62c4cb-2d2d1f-f1eae9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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