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Dark Brown
#482E28
Dark Brown
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Sienna Brown
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"Dark 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
Dark Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #482E28
RGB rgb(72, 46, 40)
HSL hsl(11°, 29%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:44% K:72%
Luminance 0.0309
WCAG Accessibility
On white 12.37:1
Aa — #482E28
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.7:1
Aa — #482E28
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#482E28 #284248
Analogous
#482832 #482E28 #483E28
Triadic
#482E28 #28482E #2E2848
Split-comp.
#482E28 #28483E #283248
Tetradic
#482E28 #324828 #284248 #3E2848
Monochromatic
#B1928C #7F5E57 #43312D #241B19 #000000
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