Brown (8B604B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8B604B

RGB rgb(139, 96, 75)

HSL hsl(20°, 30%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:46% K:45%

Luminance 0.1442

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.42:1

Aa — #8B604B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.87:1

Aa — #8B604B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B604B #4B768B

Analogous

#8B4B56 #8B604B #8B814B

Triadic

#8B604B #4B8B60 #604B8B

Split-comp.

#8B604B #4B8B81 #4B568B

Tetradic

#8B604B #568B4B #4B768B #814B8B

Monochromatic

#DACEC8 #B1988B #816456 #624C41 #342823

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