Brown (846152) — 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 #846152

RGB rgb(132, 97, 82)

HSL hsl(18°, 23%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:38% K:48%

Luminance 0.1412

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.51:1

Aa — #846152

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.81:1

Aa — #846152

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#846152 #527584

Analogous

#84525C #846152 #847A52

Triadic

#846152 #528461 #615284

Split-comp.

#846152 #52847A #525C84

Tetradic

#846152 #5C8452 #527584 #7A5284

Monochromatic

#D7CFCB #AB9992 #79665D #5C4D47 #312926

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