Brown (88604E) — 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 #88604E

RGB rgb(136, 96, 78)

HSL hsl(19°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.142

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.48:1

Aa — #88604E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.83:1

Aa — #88604E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88604E #4E7688

Analogous

#884E59 #88604E #887D4E

Triadic

#88604E #4E8860 #604E88

Split-comp.

#88604E #4E887D #4E5988

Tetradic

#88604E #59884E #4E7688 #7D4E88

Monochromatic

#D9CEC9 #AF988E #7D6459 #5F4D44 #332924

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