Brown (905F47) — 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 #905F47

RGB rgb(144, 95, 71)

HSL hsl(20°, 34%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:51% K:44%

Luminance 0.1463

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.37:1

Aa — #905F47

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.91:1

Aa — #905F47

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#905F47 #477790

Analogous

#904753 #905F47 #908347

Triadic

#905F47 #47905F #5F4790

Split-comp.

#905F47 #479083 #475390

Tetradic

#905F47 #539047 #477790 #834790

Monochromatic

#DCCDC6 #B59687 #856351 #654B3E #362821

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