Brown (826455) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #826455

RGB rgb(130, 100, 85)

HSL hsl(20°, 21%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:35% K:49%

Luminance 0.1459

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.38:1

Aa — #826455

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.9:1

Aa — #826455

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#826455 #557382

Analogous

#82555C #826455 #827A55

Triadic

#826455 #558264 #645582

Split-comp.

#826455 #55827A #555C82

Tetradic

#826455 #5C8255 #557382 #7A5582

Monochromatic

#D6CFCC #A99B93 #77675F #5B4F49 #302A27

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