Brown (8E5748) — 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 #8E5748

RGB rgb(142, 87, 72)

HSL hsl(13°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:39% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1303

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.82:1

Aa — #8E5748

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.61:1

Aa — #8E5748

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5748 #487F8E

Analogous

#8E485C #8E5748 #8E7A48

Triadic

#8E5748 #488E57 #57488E

Split-comp.

#8E5748 #488E7A #485C8E

Tetradic

#8E5748 #5C8E48 #487F8E #7A488E

Monochromatic

#DCCBC7 #B49188 #845D52 #64473F #352621

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