Brown (A8745B) — 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 #A8745B

RGB rgb(168, 116, 91)

HSL hsl(19°, 31%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:46% K:34%

Luminance 0.2188

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.95:1

Aa — #A8745B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.31:1

Aa — #A8745B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8745B #5B90A9

Analogous

#A95B6A #A8745B #A99B5B

Triadic

#A8745B #5BA974 #745BA9

Split-comp.

#A8745B #5BA99B #5B6AA9

Tetradic

#A8745B #6AA95B #5B90A9 #9B5BA9

Monochromatic

#221A16 #60493E #9C7868 #B09487 #CFBDB5

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