Brown (A28270) — 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 #A28270

RGB rgb(162, 130, 112)

HSL hsl(22°, 21%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:31% K:36%

Luminance 0.2526

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.52:1

Aa — #A28270

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.96:1

Aa — #A28270

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A28270 #7190A2

Analogous

#A27178 #A28270 #A29C71

Triadic

#A28270 #71A283 #8371A2

Split-comp.

#A28270 #71A29C #7178A2

Tetradic

#A28270 #78A271 #7190A2 #9C71A2

Monochromatic

#282320 #60544D #97867D #ADA199 #CFC8C4

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