🧠 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
#8E5248
RGB
rgb(142, 82, 72)
HSL
hsl(9°, 33%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:42% Y:49% K:44%
Luminance
0.1221
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8E5248
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8E5248
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8E5248
#48848E
Analogous
#8E4860
#8E5248
#8E7648
Triadic
#8E5248
#488E52
#52488E
Split-comp.
#8E5248
#488E76
#48608E
Tetradic
#8E5248
#608E48
#48848E
#76488E
Monochromatic
#DCCAC7
#B48E88
#845A52
#64443F
#352421
Suggested palettes for this hue.