🧠 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
#8E5548
RGB
rgb(142, 85, 72)
HSL
hsl(11°, 33%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:40% Y:49% K:44%
Luminance
0.1269
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8E5548
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8E5548
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8E5548
#48818E
Analogous
#8E485E
#8E5548
#8E7848
Triadic
#8E5548
#488E55
#55488E
Split-comp.
#8E5548
#488E78
#485E8E
Tetradic
#8E5548
#5E8E48
#48818E
#78488E
Monochromatic
#DCCAC7
#B49088
#845B52
#64463F
#352521
Suggested palettes for this hue.