Brown (A47470) — 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 #A47470

RGB rgb(164, 116, 112)

HSL hsl(5°, 22%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:32% K:36%

Luminance 0.2188

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.95:1

Aa — #A47470

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.31:1

Aa — #A47470

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A47470 #709FA4

Analogous

#A47085 #A47470 #A48E70

Triadic

#A47470 #70A474 #7470A4

Split-comp.

#A47470 #70A48E #7085A4

Tetradic

#A47470 #85A470 #709FA4 #8E70A4

Monochromatic

#28201F #614E4C #987E7C #AE9A98 #D0C4C3

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