Brown (A6826E) — 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 #A6826E

RGB rgb(166, 130, 110)

HSL hsl(21°, 24%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:34% K:35%

Luminance 0.2565

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.48:1

Aa — #A6826E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.04:1

Aa — #A6826E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A6826E #6E92A6

Analogous

#A66E76 #A6826E #A69D6E

Triadic

#A6826E #6EA681 #816EA6

Split-comp.

#A6826E #6EA69D #6E76A6

Tetradic

#A6826E #76A66E #6E92A6 #9D6EA6

Monochromatic

#29221F #63534B #9A8579 #B09F96 #D1C7C2

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