Primary#684B4B
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
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
Secondary#684B5A
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F0EDEE
RGB 240, 237, 238
HSL 340°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9CE
RGB 210, 201, 206
HSL 327°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.12
300 Copy
#A4939C
RGB 164, 147, 156
HSL 328°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.9 AA 5.08
500 Copy
#684B5A
RGB 104, 75, 90
HSL 329°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.66 Fail 1.93
700 Copy
#4E3844
RGB 78, 56, 68
HSL 327°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.64 Fail 1.39
900 Copy
#34262D
RGB 52, 38, 45
HSL 330°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.37 Fail 1.03
Tertiary#685A4B
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F0EEED
RGB 240, 238, 237
HSL 20°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.76
100 Copy
#D2CEC9
RGB 210, 206, 201
HSL 33°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.57 AAA 9.42
300 Copy
#A49C93
RGB 164, 156, 147
HSL 32°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.71 AA 5.45
500 Copy
#685A4B
RGB 104, 90, 75
HSL 31°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.66 Fail 2.22
700 Copy
#4E4438
RGB 78, 68, 56
HSL 33°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.51 Fail 1.55
900 Copy
#342D26
RGB 52, 45, 38
HSL 30°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.55 Fail 1.09
Quaternary#684B68
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F0EDF0
RGB 240, 237, 240
HSL 300°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.7
100 Copy
#D2C9D2
RGB 210, 201, 210
HSL 300°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.15
300 Copy
#A493A4
RGB 164, 147, 164
HSL 300°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.12
500 Copy
#684B68
RGB 104, 75, 104
HSL 300°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.51 Fail 1.96
700 Copy
#4E384E
RGB 78, 56, 78
HSL 300°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.5 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342634
RGB 52, 38, 52
HSL 300°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.26 Fail 1.03
Quinary#68684B
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F0F0ED
RGB 240, 240, 237
HSL 60°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.14 AAA 12.92
100 Copy
#D2D2C9
RGB 210, 210, 201
HSL 60°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.52 AAA 9.7
300 Copy
#A4A493
RGB 164, 164, 147
HSL 60°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.53 AA 5.84
500 Copy
#68684B
RGB 104, 104, 75
HSL 60°, 16%, 35%
AA 5.72 Fail 2.58
700 Copy
#4E4E38
RGB 78, 78, 56
HSL 60°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.5 Fail 1.74
900 Copy
#343426
RGB 52, 52, 38
HSL 60°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.61 Fail 1.17
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 684b4b-analogous.css and 684b4b-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F0EDED;
--primary-100: #D2C9C9;
--primary-300: #A49393;
--primary-500: #684B4B;
--primary-700: #4E3838;
--primary-900: #342626;
--secondary-50: #F0EDEE;
--secondary-100: #D2C9CE;
--secondary-300: #A4939C;
--secondary-500: #684B5A;
--secondary-700: #4E3844;
--secondary-900: #34262D;
--tertiary-50: #F0EEED;
--tertiary-100: #D2CEC9;
--tertiary-300: #A49C93;
--tertiary-500: #685A4B;
--tertiary-700: #4E4438;
--tertiary-900: #342D26;
--quaternary-50: #F0EDF0;
--quaternary-100: #D2C9D2;
--quaternary-300: #A493A4;
--quaternary-500: #684B68;
--quaternary-700: #4E384E;
--quaternary-900: #342634;
--quinary-50: #F0F0ED;
--quinary-100: #D2D2C9;
--quinary-300: #A4A493;
--quinary-500: #68684B;
--quinary-700: #4E4E38;
--quinary-900: #343426;
--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.