Brown (8D5749) — 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 #8D5749

RGB rgb(141, 87, 73)

HSL hsl(12°, 32%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:48% K:45%

Luminance 0.1295

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.85:1

Aa — #8D5749

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.59:1

Aa — #8D5749

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D5749 #49808D

Analogous

#8D495D #8D5749 #8D7949

Triadic

#8D5749 #498D57 #57498D

Split-comp.

#8D5749 #498D79 #495D8D

Tetradic

#8D5749 #5D8D49 #49808D #79498D

Monochromatic

#DBCBC7 #B39189 #835D54 #644740 #352622

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