Brown (885E4E) — 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 #885E4E

RGB rgb(136, 94, 78)

HSL hsl(17°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1383

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.59:1

Aa — #885E4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.76:1

Aa — #885E4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#885E4E #4E7888

Analogous

#884E5B #885E4E #887B4E

Triadic

#885E4E #4E885F #5F4E88

Split-comp.

#885E4E #4E887B #4E5B88

Tetradic

#885E4E #5B884E #4E7888 #7B4E88

Monochromatic

#D9CEC9 #AF978E #7D6359 #5F4C44 #332824

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