Brown (866450) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #866450

RGB rgb(134, 100, 80)

HSL hsl(22°, 25%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:40% K:47%

Luminance 0.1485

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.31:1

Aa — #866450

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.95:1

Aa — #866450

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#866450 #507286

Analogous

#865057 #866450 #867F50

Triadic

#866450 #508664 #645086

Split-comp.

#866450 #50867F #505786

Tetradic

#866450 #578650 #507286 #7F5086

Monochromatic

#D8CFCA #AD9A90 #7B675B #5E4E45 #322A25

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