Brown (A5766F) — 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 #A5766F

RGB rgb(165, 118, 111)

HSL hsl(8°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.2244

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.87:1

Aa — #A5766F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.42:1

Aa — #A5766F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5766F #6F9DA5

Analogous

#A56F83 #A5766F #A5916F

Triadic

#A5766F #6FA576 #766FA5

Split-comp.

#A5766F #6FA591 #6F83A5

Tetradic

#A5766F #83A56F #6F9DA5 #916FA5

Monochromatic

#28201F #624E4B #997F7A #AF9A97 #D0C4C2

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