Brown (815D56) — 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 #815D56

RGB rgb(129, 93, 86)

HSL hsl(10°, 20%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:33% K:49%

Luminance 0.1318

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.78:1

Aa — #815D56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.63:1

Aa — #815D56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#815D56 #567981

Analogous

#815664 #815D56 #817256

Triadic

#815D56 #56815D #5D5681

Split-comp.

#815D56 #568172 #566481

Tetradic

#815D56 #648156 #567981 #725681

Monochromatic

#D6CECD #A89894 #766460 #5A4C49 #302827

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