Brown (A48370) — 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 #A48370

RGB rgb(164, 131, 112)

HSL hsl(22°, 22%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:32% K:36%

Luminance 0.2575

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.47:1

Aa — #A48370

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.06:1

Aa — #A48370

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A48370 #7091A4

Analogous

#A47077 #A48370 #A49D70

Triadic

#A48370 #70A483 #8370A4

Split-comp.

#A48370 #70A49D #7077A4

Tetradic

#A48370 #77A470 #7091A4 #9D70A4

Monochromatic

#28231F #61544C #98867C #AEA098 #D0C8C3

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