Brown (A97F6A) — 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 #A97F6A

RGB rgb(169, 127, 106)

HSL hsl(20°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:37% K:34%

Luminance 0.2508

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.54:1

Aa — #A97F6A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.93:1

Aa — #A97F6A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A97F6A #6A94A9

Analogous

#A96A75 #A97F6A #A99F6A

Triadic

#A97F6A #6AA97F #7F6AA9

Split-comp.

#A97F6A #6AA99F #6A75A9

Tetradic

#A97F6A #75A96A #6A94A9 #9F6AA9

Monochromatic

#2A221E #655248 #9E8376 #B39E94 #D3C6C0

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