Brown (8A6A58) — 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 #8A6A58

RGB rgb(138, 106, 88)

HSL hsl(22°, 22%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:36% K:46%

Luminance 0.1657

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.9:1

Aa — #8A6A58

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.28:1

Aa — #8A6A58

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A6A58 #587789

Analogous

#89585E #8A6A58 #898258

Triadic

#8A6A58 #58896A #6A5889

Split-comp.

#8A6A58 #588982 #585E89

Tetradic

#8A6A58 #5E8958 #587789 #825889

Monochromatic

#DBD5D1 #AEA098 #7E6D63 #61544C #362F2B

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