Brown (825E55) — 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 #825E55

RGB rgb(130, 94, 85)

HSL hsl(12°, 21%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:35% K:49%

Luminance 0.1343

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.7:1

Aa — #825E55

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.68:1

Aa — #825E55

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#825E55 #557982

Analogous

#825562 #825E55 #827455

Triadic

#825E55 #55825E #5E5582

Split-comp.

#825E55 #558274 #556282

Tetradic

#825E55 #628255 #557982 #745582

Monochromatic

#D6CECC #A99893 #77645F #5B4C49 #302827

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