Brown (89564D) — 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 #89564D

RGB rgb(137, 86, 77)

HSL hsl(9°, 28%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:44% K:46%

Luminance 0.1248

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6:1

Aa — #89564D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.5:1

Aa — #89564D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#89564D #4D8089

Analogous

#894D62 #89564D #89744D

Triadic

#89564D #4D8956 #564D89

Split-comp.

#89564D #4D8974 #4D6289

Tetradic

#89564D #62894D #4D8089 #744D89

Monochromatic

#D9CBC9 #B0928D #7E5E58 #604743 #332624

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