Brown (A5796F) — 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 #A5796F

RGB rgb(165, 121, 111)

HSL hsl(11°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.2319

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.77:1

Aa — #A5796F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.56:1

Aa — #A5796F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5796F #6F9BA5

Analogous

#A56F80 #A5796F #A5946F

Triadic

#A5796F #6FA579 #796FA5

Split-comp.

#A5796F #6FA594 #6F80A5

Tetradic

#A5796F #80A56F #6F9BA5 #946FA5

Monochromatic

#28211F #62504B #99807A #AF9C97 #D0C5C2

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