Brown (66483D) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #66483D

RGB rgb(102, 72, 61)

HSL hsl(16°, 25%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:40% K:60%

Luminance 0.0757

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.21:1

Aa — #66483D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.56:1

Aa — #66483D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#66483D #3D5B66

Analogous

#663D47 #66483D #665C3D

Triadic

#66483D #3D6648 #483D66

Split-comp.

#66483D #3D665C #3D4766

Tetradic

#66483D #47663D #3D5B66 #5C3D66

Monochromatic

#C2B3AD #977C72 #5E4C45 #413430 #15110F

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