Brown (88574E) — 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 #88574E

RGB rgb(136, 87, 78)

HSL hsl(9°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1258

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.97:1

Aa — #88574E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.52:1

Aa — #88574E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88574E #4E7F88

Analogous

#884E62 #88574E #88744E

Triadic

#88574E #4E8857 #574E88

Split-comp.

#88574E #4E8874 #4E6288

Tetradic

#88574E #62884E #4E7F88 #744E88

Monochromatic

#D9CCC9 #AF938E #7D5E59 #5F4844 #332624

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