Brown (885A4E) — 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 #885A4E

RGB rgb(136, 90, 78)

HSL hsl(12°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.131

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.8:1

Aa — #885A4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.62:1

Aa — #885A4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#885A4E #4E7C88

Analogous

#884E60 #885A4E #88774E

Triadic

#885A4E #4E885A #5A4E88

Split-comp.

#885A4E #4E8877 #4E6088

Tetradic

#885A4E #60884E #4E7C88 #774E88

Monochromatic

#D9CCC9 #AF948E #7D6059 #5F4944 #332724

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