Brown (825C55) — 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 #825C55

RGB rgb(130, 92, 85)

HSL hsl(9°, 21%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:35% K:49%

Luminance 0.1307

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.82:1

Aa — #825C55

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.61:1

Aa — #825C55

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#825C55 #557B82

Analogous

#825564 #825C55 #827255

Triadic

#825C55 #55825B #5B5582

Split-comp.

#825C55 #558272 #556482

Tetradic

#825C55 #648255 #557B82 #725582

Monochromatic

#D6CECC #A99793 #77635F #5B4B49 #302827

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