Brown (B27862) — 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 #B27862

RGB rgb(178, 120, 98)

HSL hsl(17°, 34%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:45% K:30%

Luminance 0.2414

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.65:1

Aa — #B27862

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.76:1

Aa — #B27862

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B27862 #629BB2

Analogous

#B26273 #B27862 #B2A062

Triadic

#B27862 #62B278 #7862B2

Split-comp.

#B27862 #62B2A0 #6273B2

Tetradic

#B27862 #73B262 #629BB2 #A062B2

Monochromatic

#2C201B #6C4E42 #A67E6E #B99A8D #D6C4BD

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