Brown (865850) — 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 #865850

RGB rgb(134, 88, 80)

HSL hsl(9°, 25%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:40% K:47%

Luminance 0.1261

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.96:1

Aa — #865850

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.53:1

Aa — #865850

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#865850 #507E86

Analogous

#865063 #865850 #867350

Triadic

#865850 #508658 #585086

Split-comp.

#865850 #508673 #506386

Tetradic

#865850 #638650 #507E86 #735086

Monochromatic

#D8CCCA #AD9490 #7B605B #5E4945 #322725

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