Brown (845A52) — 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 #845A52

RGB rgb(132, 90, 82)

HSL hsl(10°, 23%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:38% K:48%

Luminance 0.1282

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.89:1

Aa — #845A52

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.57:1

Aa — #845A52

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#845A52 #527C84

Analogous

#845263 #845A52 #847352

Triadic

#845A52 #52845B #5B5284

Split-comp.

#845A52 #528473 #526384

Tetradic

#845A52 #638452 #527C84 #735284

Monochromatic

#D7CDCB #AB9692 #79625D #5C4B47 #312826

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