Brown (8E5948) — 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 #8E5948

RGB rgb(142, 89, 72)

HSL hsl(15°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1337

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.72:1

Aa — #8E5948

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.67:1

Aa — #8E5948

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5948 #487D8E

Analogous

#8E4859 #8E5948 #8E7D48

Triadic

#8E5948 #488E59 #59488E

Split-comp.

#8E5948 #488E7D #48598E

Tetradic

#8E5948 #598E48 #487D8E #7D488E

Monochromatic

#DCCCC7 #B49388 #845F52 #64483F #352621

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