Brown (8A554C) — 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 #8A554C

RGB rgb(138, 85, 76)

HSL hsl(9°, 29%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:45% K:46%

Luminance 0.1239

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.03:1

Aa — #8A554C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.48:1

Aa — #8A554C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A554C #4C818A

Analogous

#8A4C62 #8A554C #8A744C

Triadic

#8A554C #4C8A55 #554C8A

Split-comp.

#8A554C #4C8A74 #4C628A

Tetradic

#8A554C #628A4C #4C818A #744C8A

Monochromatic

#DACBC8 #B1918C #7F5D57 #614742 #342623

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