Brown (8D5A49) — 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 #8D5A49

RGB rgb(141, 90, 73)

HSL hsl(15°, 32%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:48% K:45%

Luminance 0.1347

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.69:1

Aa — #8D5A49

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.69:1

Aa — #8D5A49

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D5A49 #497C8D

Analogous

#8D495A #8D5A49 #8D7C49

Triadic

#8D5A49 #498D5A #5A498D

Split-comp.

#8D5A49 #498D7C #495A8D

Tetradic

#8D5A49 #5A8D49 #497C8D #7C498D

Monochromatic

#DBCCC7 #B39389 #835F54 #644940 #352722

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