Brown (915F46) — 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 #915F46

RGB rgb(145, 95, 70)

HSL hsl(20°, 35%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:52% K:43%

Luminance 0.1471

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.34:1

Aa — #915F46

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.93:1

Aa — #915F46

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#915F46 #467891

Analogous

#914652 #915F46 #918446

Triadic

#915F46 #46915F #5F4691

Split-comp.

#915F46 #469184 #465291

Tetradic

#915F46 #529146 #467891 #844691

Monochromatic

#DDCDC6 #B69686 #866250 #664B3D #362821

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