Brown (825B55) — 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 #825B55

RGB rgb(130, 91, 85)

HSL hsl(8°, 21%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:35% K:49%

Luminance 0.1288

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.87:1

Aa — #825B55

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.58:1

Aa — #825B55

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#825B55 #557C82

Analogous

#825565 #825B55 #827155

Triadic

#825B55 #55825B #5B5582

Split-comp.

#825B55 #558271 #556582

Tetradic

#825B55 #658255 #557C82 #715582

Monochromatic

#D6CDCC #A99693 #77625F #5B4B49 #302827

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