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Brown Palette

Brown Palette: #A52A2A, #2BA6A6, #A62B69, #A6692B. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Brown Palette assigns primary #A52A2A, secondary #2BA6A6, surface #A62B69, background #A6692B, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #A52A2A at 0.0982 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Brown Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#A52A2ABrown
Secondary#2BA6A6#2BA6A6
Surface#A62B69#A62B69
Background#A6692B#A6692B
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-brown-primary: #A52A2A;
--palette-brown-secondary: #2BA6A6;
--palette-brown-surface: #A62B69;
--palette-brown-background: #A6692B;
--palette-brown-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Brown Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#A52A2A
Black 2.96:1 · White 7.09:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#2BA6A6
Black 7.11:1 · White 2.95:1
Best #000000
Surface#A62B69
Black 3.17:1 · White 6.62:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#A6692B
Black 4.68:1 · White 4.49:1
Best #000000
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Brown Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Brown Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Brown Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0982
Black text2.96:1AA Fail
White text7.09:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#A52A2A",
    "name": "Brown"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#2BA6A6",
    "name": "#2BA6A6"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A62B69",
    "name": "#A62B69"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#A6692B",
    "name": "#A6692B"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#A52A2A",
    "name": "Brown",
    "blackContrast": 2.96,
    "whiteContrast": 7.09,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#2BA6A6",
    "name": "#2BA6A6",
    "blackContrast": 7.11,
    "whiteContrast": 2.95,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A62B69",
    "name": "#A62B69",
    "blackContrast": 3.17,
    "whiteContrast": 6.62,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#A6692B",
    "name": "#A6692B",
    "blackContrast": 4.68,
    "whiteContrast": 4.49,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "brown palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-brown-primary: #A52A2A;\n--palette-brown-secondary: #2BA6A6;\n--palette-brown-surface: #A62B69;\n--palette-brown-background: #A6692B;\n--palette-brown-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "slug": "brown",
  "name": "Brown Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "brown",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Brown, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Brown Palette combines primary #A52A2A, secondary #2BA6A6, surface #A62B69, background #A6692B, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "brown palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
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      "hex": "#A52A2A",
      "slug": "brown",
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      "rgb": [
        165,
        42,
        42
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        59,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        75,
        75,
        35
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0982,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.96,
        "white": 7.09
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/brown/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2BA6A6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#2BA6A6",
      "rgb": [
        43,
        166,
        166
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        59,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        74,
        0,
        0,
        35
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3054,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.11,
        "white": 2.95
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A62B69",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A62B69",
      "rgb": [
        166,
        43,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        59,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        74,
        37,
        35
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1085,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.17,
        "white": 6.62
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A6692B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A6692B",
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        166,
        105,
        43
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      "hsl": [
        30,
        59,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        37,
        74,
        35
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1838,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.68,
        "white": 4.49
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
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      ],
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      },
      "wcag": {
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          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#A52A2A",
      "name": "Brown"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2BA6A6",
      "name": "#2BA6A6"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A62B69",
      "name": "#A62B69"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A6692B",
      "name": "#A6692B"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "Brown",
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      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2BA6A6",
      "name": "#2BA6A6",
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      "whiteContrast": 2.95,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A62B69",
      "name": "#A62B69",
      "blackContrast": 3.17,
      "whiteContrast": 6.62,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A6692B",
      "name": "#A6692B",
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      "whiteContrast": 4.49,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-brown-primary: #A52A2A;\n--palette-brown-secondary: #2BA6A6;\n--palette-brown-surface: #A62B69;\n--palette-brown-background: #A6692B;\n--palette-brown-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/brown.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/brown/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/brown.json"
}
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