Brown (835E54) — 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 #835E54

RGB rgb(131, 94, 84)

HSL hsl(13°, 22%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:36% K:49%

Luminance 0.135

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.68:1

Aa — #835E54

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.69:1

Aa — #835E54

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#835E54 #547883

Analogous

#835461 #835E54 #837554

Triadic

#835E54 #54835E #5E5483

Split-comp.

#835E54 #548375 #546183

Tetradic

#835E54 #618354 #547883 #755483

Monochromatic

#D7CECC #AA9892 #78645E #5B4C48 #312826

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