Brown (88564E) — 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 #88564E

RGB rgb(136, 86, 78)

HSL hsl(8°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1241

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.02:1

Aa — #88564E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.49:1

Aa — #88564E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88564E #4E8088

Analogous

#884E63 #88564E #88734E

Triadic

#88564E #4E8856 #564E88

Split-comp.

#88564E #4E8873 #4E6388

Tetradic

#88564E #63884E #4E8088 #734E88

Monochromatic

#D9CBC9 #AF928E #7D5E59 #5F4744 #332624

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