Brown (895A4D) — 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 #895A4D

RGB rgb(137, 90, 77)

HSL hsl(13°, 28%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:44% K:46%

Luminance 0.1317

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.78:1

Aa — #895A4D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.63:1

Aa — #895A4D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#895A4D #4D7C89

Analogous

#894D5E #895A4D #89784D

Triadic

#895A4D #4D895A #5A4D89

Split-comp.

#895A4D #4D8978 #4D5E89

Tetradic

#895A4D #5E894D #4D7C89 #784D89

Monochromatic

#D9CCC9 #B0948D #7E6058 #604943 #332724

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