Brown (815B56) — 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 #815B56

RGB rgb(129, 91, 86)

HSL hsl(7°, 20%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:33% K:49%

Luminance 0.1282

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.89:1

Aa — #815B56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #815B56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#815B56 #567C81

Analogous

#815666 #815B56 #817056

Triadic

#815B56 #56815B #5B5681

Split-comp.

#815B56 #568170 #566681

Tetradic

#815B56 #668156 #567C81 #705681

Monochromatic

#D6CECD #A89794 #766360 #5A4B49 #302827

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