Brown (8D6D66) — 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 #8D6D66

RGB rgb(141, 109, 102)

HSL hsl(11°, 16%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:28% K:45%

Luminance 0.1776

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.65:1

Aa — #8D6D66

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.51:1

Aa — #8D6D66

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D6D66 #67878E

Analogous

#8E6773 #8D6D66 #8E8267

Triadic

#8D6D66 #678E6E #6E678E

Split-comp.

#8D6D66 #678E82 #67738E

Tetradic

#8D6D66 #738E67 #67878E #82678E

Monochromatic

#E2DFDF #B2AAA9 #827673 #675D5B #3E3837

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