Brown (895E4D) — 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 #895E4D

RGB rgb(137, 94, 77)

HSL hsl(17°, 28%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:44% K:46%

Luminance 0.139

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.57:1

Aa — #895E4D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.77:1

Aa — #895E4D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#895E4D #4D7889

Analogous

#894D5A #895E4D #897C4D

Triadic

#895E4D #4D895E #5E4D89

Split-comp.

#895E4D #4D897C #4D5A89

Tetradic

#895E4D #5A894D #4D7889 #7C4D89

Monochromatic

#D9CEC9 #B0978D #7E6358 #604B43 #332824

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