Brown (A5746F) — 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 #A5746F

RGB rgb(165, 116, 111)

HSL hsl(6°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.2196

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.94:1

Aa — #A5746F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.33:1

Aa — #A5746F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5746F #6F9FA5

Analogous

#A56F84 #A5746F #A58F6F

Triadic

#A5746F #6FA574 #746FA5

Split-comp.

#A5746F #6FA58F #6F84A5

Tetradic

#A5746F #84A56F #6F9FA5 #8F6FA5

Monochromatic

#28201F #624E4B #997E7A #AF9A97 #D0C4C2

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