Brown (885C4E) — 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 #885C4E

RGB rgb(136, 92, 78)

HSL hsl(14°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1346

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.69:1

Aa — #885C4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.69:1

Aa — #885C4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#885C4E #4E7B88

Analogous

#884E5E #885C4E #88794E

Triadic

#885C4E #4E885C #5C4E88

Split-comp.

#885C4E #4E8879 #4E5E88

Tetradic

#885C4E #5E884E #4E7B88 #794E88

Monochromatic

#D9CDC9 #AF958E #7D6159 #5F4A44 #332724

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