Brown (A18372) — 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 #A18372

RGB rgb(161, 131, 114)

HSL hsl(22°, 20%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:29% K:37%

Luminance 0.2548

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.5:1

Aa — #A18372

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6:1

Aa — #A18372

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A18372 #7290A1

Analogous

#A17278 #A18372 #A19B72

Triadic

#A18372 #72A183 #8372A1

Split-comp.

#A18372 #72A19B #7278A1

Tetradic

#A18372 #78A172 #7290A1 #9B72A1

Monochromatic

#272320 #5F544E #95877E #ACA19A #CFC8C4

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