🧠 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
#8B5B4B
RGB
rgb(139, 91, 75)
HSL
hsl(15°, 30%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:35% Y:46% K:45%
Luminance
0.135
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8B5B4B
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8B5B4B
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8B5B4B
#4B7B8B
Analogous
#8B4B5B
#8B5B4B
#8B7B4B
Triadic
#8B5B4B
#4B8B5B
#5B4B8B
Split-comp.
#8B5B4B
#4B8B7B
#4B5B8B
Tetradic
#8B5B4B
#5B8B4B
#4B7B8B
#7B4B8B
Monochromatic
#DACDC8
#B1948B
#816056
#624941
#342723
Suggested palettes for this hue.