Brown (A5756F) — 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 #A5756F

RGB rgb(165, 117, 111)

HSL hsl(7°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.222

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.91:1

Aa — #A5756F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.37:1

Aa — #A5756F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5756F #6F9EA5

Analogous

#A56F83 #A5756F #A5906F

Triadic

#A5756F #6FA575 #756FA5

Split-comp.

#A5756F #6FA590 #6F83A5

Tetradic

#A5756F #83A56F #6F9EA5 #906FA5

Monochromatic

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

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