Brown Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Brown (#653700), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#1C1208

#653700

#B16002

#FF8B00

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Crowshead	`#1C1208`	28, 18, 8	30°, 56%, 7%	0, 36, 71, 89
Crowshead	`#1C1208`	28, 18, 8	30°, 56%, 7%	0, 36, 71, 89
Brown	`#653700`	101, 55, 0	33°, 100%, 20%	0, 46, 100, 60
Orange Brown	`#B16002`	177, 96, 2	32°, 98%, 35%	0, 46, 99, 31
American Orange	`#FF8B00`	255, 139, 0	33°, 100%, 50%	0, 45, 100, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #1C1208 on #FF8B00	7.85:1	AAA
Aa #1C1208 on #FF8B00	7.85:1	AAA
Aa #653700 on #FF8B00	4.26:1	AA large
Aa #1C1208 on #B16002	3.99:1	AA large
Aa #1C1208 on #B16002	3.99:1	AA large
Aa #653700 on #B16002	2.16:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #1c1208; /* Crowshead */
  --color-2: #1c1208; /* Crowshead */
  --color-3: #653700; /* Brown */
  --color-4: #b16002; /* Orange Brown */
  --color-5: #ff8b00; /* American Orange */
}

Other schemes from Brown

More Very Dark Orange monochromatic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Brown?

In a monochromatic scheme: Crowshead (#1C1208), Crowshead (#1C1208), Orange Brown (#B16002), American Orange (#FF8B00).

What is the hex code of Brown?

#653700.