🧠 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
#8E5B48
RGB
rgb(142, 91, 72)
HSL
hsl(16°, 33%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:36% Y:49% K:44%
Luminance
0.1372
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8E5B48
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8E5B48
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8E5B48
#487C8E
Analogous
#8E4858
#8E5B48
#8E7E48
Triadic
#8E5B48
#488E5B
#5B488E
Split-comp.
#8E5B48
#488E7E
#48588E
Tetradic
#8E5B48
#588E48
#487C8E
#7E488E
Monochromatic
#DCCCC7
#B49488
#846052
#64493F
#352721
Suggested palettes for this hue.