Brown (816356) — 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 #816356

RGB rgb(129, 99, 86)

HSL hsl(18°, 20%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:33% K:49%

Luminance 0.1433

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.45:1

Aa — #816356

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.85:1

Aa — #816356

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#816356 #567481

Analogous

#81565E #816356 #817856

Triadic

#816356 #568163 #635681

Split-comp.

#816356 #568178 #565E81

Tetradic

#816356 #5E8156 #567481 #785681

Monochromatic

#D6CFCD #A89A94 #766760 #5A4E49 #302A27

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