Brown (A16E5C) — 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 #A16E5C

RGB rgb(161, 110, 92)

HSL hsl(16°, 27%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:43% K:37%

Luminance 0.1975

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.29:1

Aa — #A16E5C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.9:1

Aa — #A16E5C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A16E5C #5D90A2

Analogous

#A25D6D #A16E5C #A2925D

Triadic

#A16E5C #5DA26F #6F5DA2

Split-comp.

#A16E5C #5DA292 #5D6DA2

Tetradic

#A16E5C #6DA25D #5D90A2 #925DA2

Monochromatic

#1E1715 #5A463F #95756A #AA9188 #CABAB4

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