Brown (915A46) — 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 #915A46

RGB rgb(145, 90, 70)

HSL hsl(16°, 35%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:52% K:43%

Luminance 0.1379

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.59:1

Aa — #915A46

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.75:1

Aa — #915A46

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#915A46 #467D91

Analogous

#914657 #915A46 #917F46

Triadic

#915A46 #46915A #5A4691

Split-comp.

#915A46 #46917F #465791

Tetradic

#915A46 #579146 #467D91 #7F4691

Monochromatic

#DDCCC6 #B69386 #865F50 #66483D #362621

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