Brown (8C594A) — 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 #8C594A

RGB rgb(140, 89, 74)

HSL hsl(14°, 31%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:47% K:45%

Luminance 0.1322

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.76:1

Aa — #8C594A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.64:1

Aa — #8C594A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C594A #4A7D8C

Analogous

#8C4A5C #8C594A #8C7B4A

Triadic

#8C594A #4A8C59 #594A8C

Split-comp.

#8C594A #4A8C7B #4A5C8C

Tetradic

#8C594A #5C8C4A #4A7D8C #7B4A8C

Monochromatic

#DBCCC7 #B2938A #825F55 #634840 #342622

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