Brown (8E6048) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8E6048

RGB rgb(142, 96, 72)

HSL hsl(21°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1465

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.36:1

Aa — #8E6048

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.92:1

Aa — #8E6048

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E6048 #48768E

Analogous

#8E4852 #8E6048 #8E8448

Triadic

#8E6048 #488E60 #60488E

Split-comp.

#8E6048 #488E84 #48528E

Tetradic

#8E6048 #528E48 #48768E #84488E

Monochromatic

#DCCEC7 #B49788 #846452 #644C3F #352821

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