Brown (905247) — 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 #905247

RGB rgb(144, 82, 71)

HSL hsl(9°, 34%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:43% Y:51% K:44%

Luminance 0.1238

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.03:1

Aa — #905247

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.48:1

Aa — #905247

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#905247 #478590

Analogous

#904760 #905247 #907647

Triadic

#905247 #479052 #524790

Split-comp.

#905247 #479076 #476090

Tetradic

#905247 #609047 #478590 #764790

Monochromatic

#DCC9C6 #B58E87 #855951 #65443E #362421

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