Brown (A5816F) — 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 #A5816F

RGB rgb(165, 129, 111)

HSL hsl(20°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.2529

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.52:1

Aa — #A5816F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.97:1

Aa — #A5816F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5816F #6F93A5

Analogous

#A56F78 #A5816F #A59C6F

Triadic

#A5816F #6FA581 #816FA5

Split-comp.

#A5816F #6FA59C #6F78A5

Tetradic

#A5816F #78A56F #6F93A5 #9C6FA5

Monochromatic

#28221F #62534B #99857A #AF9F97 #D0C7C2

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