🧠 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
#8E5D48
RGB
rgb(142, 93, 72)
HSL
hsl(18°, 33%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:35% Y:49% K:44%
Luminance
0.1409
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8E5D48
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8E5D48
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8E5D48
#48798E
Analogous
#8E4856
#8E5D48
#8E8048
Triadic
#8E5D48
#488E5D
#5D488E
Split-comp.
#8E5D48
#488E80
#48568E
Tetradic
#8E5D48
#568E48
#48798E
#80488E
Monochromatic
#DCCDC7
#B49588
#846152
#644A3F
#352721
Suggested palettes for this hue.