Brown (836454) — 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 #836454

RGB rgb(131, 100, 84)

HSL hsl(20°, 22%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:36% K:49%

Luminance 0.1466

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.36:1

Aa — #836454

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.92:1

Aa — #836454

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#836454 #547383

Analogous

#83545B #836454 #837B54

Triadic

#836454 #548363 #635483

Split-comp.

#836454 #54837B #545B83

Tetradic

#836454 #5B8354 #547383 #7B5483

Monochromatic

#D7CFCC #AA9A92 #78675E #5B4E48 #312A26

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