Brown (A4725C) — 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 #A4725C

RGB rgb(164, 114, 92)

HSL hsl(18°, 28%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:44% K:36%

Luminance 0.2099

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.09:1

Aa — #A4725C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.14:1

Aa — #A4725C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A4725C #5C8EA3

Analogous

#A35C6A #A4725C #A3955C

Triadic

#A4725C #5CA371 #715CA3

Split-comp.

#A4725C #5CA395 #5C6AA3

Tetradic

#A4725C #6AA35C #5C8EA3 #955CA3

Monochromatic

#1E1815 #5A473F #967669 #AB9287 #CBBBB4

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