Brown (8E5848) — 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 #8E5848

RGB rgb(142, 88, 72)

HSL hsl(14°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.132

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.77:1

Aa — #8E5848

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.64:1

Aa — #8E5848

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5848 #487E8E

Analogous

#8E485B #8E5848 #8E7C48

Triadic

#8E5848 #488E58 #58488E

Split-comp.

#8E5848 #488E7C #485B8E

Tetradic

#8E5848 #5B8E48 #487E8E #7C488E

Monochromatic

#DCCBC7 #B49288 #845E52 #64483F #352621

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