Brown (8E5F48) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8E5F48

RGB rgb(142, 95, 72)

HSL hsl(20°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1446

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.41:1

Aa — #8E5F48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.88:1

Aa — #8E5F48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5F48 #48778E

Analogous

#8E4854 #8E5F48 #8E8348

Triadic

#8E5F48 #488E5F #5F488E

Split-comp.

#8E5F48 #488E83 #48548E

Tetradic

#8E5F48 #548E48 #48778E #83488E

Monochromatic

#DCCEC7 #B49788 #846352 #644B3F #352821

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