Brown (8E5C48) — 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 #8E5C48

RGB rgb(142, 92, 72)

HSL hsl(17°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.139

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.56:1

Aa — #8E5C48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.77:1

Aa — #8E5C48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5C48 #487A8E

Analogous

#8E4857 #8E5C48 #8E7F48

Triadic

#8E5C48 #488E5C #5C488E

Split-comp.

#8E5C48 #488E7F #48578E

Tetradic

#8E5C48 #578E48 #487A8E #7F488E

Monochromatic

#DCCDC7 #B49488 #846052 #64493F #352721

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