Brown (845952) — 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 #845952

RGB rgb(132, 89, 82)

HSL hsl(8°, 23%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:38% K:48%

Luminance 0.1265

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.95:1

Aa — #845952

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.53:1

Aa — #845952

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#845952 #527D84

Analogous

#845265 #845952 #847252

Triadic

#845952 #528459 #595284

Split-comp.

#845952 #528472 #526584

Tetradic

#845952 #658452 #527D84 #725284

Monochromatic

#D7CDCB #AB9592 #79615D #5C4A47 #312726

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