Brown (89554D) — 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 #89554D

RGB rgb(137, 85, 77)

HSL hsl(8°, 28%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:44% K:46%

Luminance 0.1232

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.05:1

Aa — #89554D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.47:1

Aa — #89554D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#89554D #4D8189

Analogous

#894D63 #89554D #89734D

Triadic

#89554D #4D8955 #554D89

Split-comp.

#89554D #4D8973 #4D6389

Tetradic

#89554D #63894D #4D8189 #734D89

Monochromatic

#D9CBC9 #B0918D #7E5D58 #604743 #332624

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