Brown (AF7864) — 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 #AF7864

RGB rgb(175, 120, 100)

HSL hsl(16°, 32%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:43% K:31%

Luminance 0.2383

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.69:1

Aa — #AF7864

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.69:1

Aa — #AF7864

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AF7864 #649BAF

Analogous

#AF6476 #AF7864 #AF9E64

Triadic

#AF7864 #64AF78 #7864AF

Split-comp.

#AF7864 #64AF9E #6476AF

Tetradic

#AF7864 #76AF64 #649BAF #9E64AF

Monochromatic

#2C201C #6A4E44 #A47E70 #B79A8F #D5C4BE

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