Brown (865350) — 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 #865350

RGB rgb(134, 83, 80)

HSL hsl(3°, 25%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:40% K:47%

Luminance 0.1178

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.24:1

Aa — #865350

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.37:1

Aa — #865350

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#865350 #508386

Analogous

#865068 #865350 #866E50

Triadic

#865350 #508653 #535086

Split-comp.

#865350 #50866E #506886

Tetradic

#865350 #688650 #508386 #6E5086

Monochromatic

#D8CBCA #AD9190 #7B5D5B #5E4745 #322525

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