Brown (88644E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #88644E

RGB rgb(136, 100, 78)

HSL hsl(23°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1499

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.28:1

Aa — #88644E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.98:1

Aa — #88644E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88644E #4E7288

Analogous

#884E55 #88644E #88814E

Triadic

#88644E #4E8864 #644E88

Split-comp.

#88644E #4E8881 #4E5588

Tetradic

#88644E #55884E #4E7288 #814E88

Monochromatic

#D9CFC9 #AF9A8E #7D6759 #5F4E44 #332A24

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