Brown (8A564C) — 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 #8A564C

RGB rgb(138, 86, 76)

HSL hsl(10°, 29%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:45% K:46%

Luminance 0.1256

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.97:1

Aa — #8A564C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.52:1

Aa — #8A564C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A564C #4C808A

Analogous

#8A4C61 #8A564C #8A754C

Triadic

#8A564C #4C8A56 #564C8A

Split-comp.

#8A564C #4C8A75 #4C618A

Tetradic

#8A564C #618A4C #4C808A #754C8A

Monochromatic

#DACBC8 #B1928C #7F5E57 #614742 #342623

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