Brown (A77A6C) — 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 #A77A6C

RGB rgb(167, 122, 108)

HSL hsl(14°, 25%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:35% K:35%

Luminance 0.236

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.72:1

Aa — #A77A6C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.64:1

Aa — #A77A6C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A77A6C #6C99A7

Analogous

#A76C7C #A77A6C #A7976C

Triadic

#A77A6C #6CA77A #7A6CA7

Split-comp.

#A77A6C #6CA797 #6C7CA7

Tetradic

#A77A6C #7CA76C #6C99A7 #976CA7

Monochromatic

#29211E #64504A #9B8078 #B19C95 #D1C5C1

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