🧠 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
#8E5648
RGB
rgb(142, 86, 72)
HSL
hsl(12°, 33%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:39% Y:49% K:44%
Luminance
0.1286
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8E5648
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8E5648
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8E5648
#48808E
Analogous
#8E485D
#8E5648
#8E7948
Triadic
#8E5648
#488E56
#56488E
Split-comp.
#8E5648
#488E79
#485D8E
Tetradic
#8E5648
#5D8E48
#48808E
#79488E
Monochromatic
#DCCBC7
#B49188
#845C52
#64463F
#352521
Suggested palettes for this hue.