Brown (875A4F) — 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 #875A4F

RGB rgb(135, 90, 79)

HSL hsl(12°, 26%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:41% K:47%

Luminance 0.1303

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.82:1

Aa — #875A4F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.61:1

Aa — #875A4F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#875A4F #4F7C87

Analogous

#874F60 #875A4F #87764F

Triadic

#875A4F #4F875A #5A4F87

Split-comp.

#875A4F #4F8776 #4F6087

Tetradic

#875A4F #60874F #4F7C87 #764F87

Monochromatic

#D8CDCA #AE958F #7C615A #5F4A45 #322724

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