Brown (8A7265) — 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 #8A7265

RGB rgb(138, 114, 101)

HSL hsl(21°, 15%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:27% K:46%

Luminance 0.1862

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.49:1

Aa — #8A7265

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.68:1

Aa — #8A7265

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A7265 #667D8A

Analogous

#8A666B #8A7265 #8A8466

Triadic

#8A7265 #668A72 #72668A

Split-comp.

#8A7265 #668A84 #666B8A

Tetradic

#8A7265 #6B8A66 #667D8A #84668A

Monochromatic

#E0DDDC #AFAAA7 #7E7672 #635D5A #3B3735

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