Brown (8D5349) — 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 #8D5349

RGB rgb(141, 83, 73)

HSL hsl(9°, 32%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:41% Y:48% K:45%

Luminance 0.1229

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.06:1

Aa — #8D5349

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.47:1

Aa — #8D5349

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D5349 #49838D

Analogous

#8D4961 #8D5349 #8D7549

Triadic

#8D5349 #498D53 #53498D

Split-comp.

#8D5349 #498D75 #49618D

Tetradic

#8D5349 #618D49 #49838D #75498D

Monochromatic

#DBCAC7 #B38F89 #835B54 #644540 #352522

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