Brown (A56858) — 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 #A56858

RGB rgb(165, 104, 88)

HSL hsl(12°, 30%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:47% K:35%

Luminance 0.188

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #A56858

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #A56858

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A56858 #5996A6

Analogous

#A65970 #A56858 #A68F59

Triadic

#A56858 #59A669 #6959A6

Split-comp.

#A56858 #59A68F #5970A6

Tetradic

#A56858 #70A659 #5996A6 #8F59A6

Monochromatic

#1F1614 #5C433D #997066 #AD8D85 #CCB8B3

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