Brown (89584D) — 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 #89584D

RGB rgb(137, 88, 77)

HSL hsl(11°, 28%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:44% K:46%

Luminance 0.1282

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.89:1

Aa — #89584D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.57:1

Aa — #89584D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#89584D #4D7E89

Analogous

#894D60 #89584D #89764D

Triadic

#89584D #4D8958 #584D89

Split-comp.

#89584D #4D8976 #4D6089

Tetradic

#89584D #60894D #4D7E89 #764D89

Monochromatic

#D9CCC9 #B0938D #7E5F58 #604843 #332624

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