Brown (846252) — 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 #846252

RGB rgb(132, 98, 82)

HSL hsl(19°, 23%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:38% K:48%

Luminance 0.1431

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.45:1

Aa — #846252

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.85:1

Aa — #846252

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#846252 #527484

Analogous

#84525B #846252 #847B52

Triadic

#846252 #528462 #625284

Split-comp.

#846252 #52847B #525B84

Tetradic

#846252 #5B8452 #527484 #7B5284

Monochromatic

#D7CFCB #AB9992 #79665D #5C4E47 #312926

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