Brown (88524E) — 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 #88524E

RGB rgb(136, 82, 78)

HSL hsl(4°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:40% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1176

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.24:1

Aa — #88524E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.36:1

Aa — #88524E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88524E #4E8488

Analogous

#884E67 #88524E #886F4E

Triadic

#88524E #4E8852 #524E88

Split-comp.

#88524E #4E886F #4E6788

Tetradic

#88524E #67884E #4E8488 #6F4E88

Monochromatic

#D9CAC9 #AF908E #7D5B59 #5F4644 #332524

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