Brown (A8786B) — 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 #A8786B

RGB rgb(168, 120, 107)

HSL hsl(13°, 26%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:36% K:34%

Luminance 0.2318

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.77:1

Aa — #A8786B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.56:1

Aa — #A8786B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8786B #6B9BA8

Analogous

#A86B7C #A8786B #A8976B

Triadic

#A8786B #6BA878 #786BA8

Split-comp.

#A8786B #6BA897 #6B7CA8

Tetradic

#A8786B #7CA86B #6B9BA8 #976BA8

Monochromatic

#29201E #654F49 #9C7F77 #B29B95 #D2C5C1

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