Brown (A5836F) — 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 #A5836F

RGB rgb(165, 131, 111)

HSL hsl(22°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:33% K:35%

Luminance 0.2584

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.46:1

Aa — #A5836F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.08:1

Aa — #A5836F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5836F #6F91A5

Analogous

#A56F76 #A5836F #A59D6F

Triadic

#A5836F #6FA583 #836FA5

Split-comp.

#A5836F #6FA59D #6F76A5

Tetradic

#A5836F #76A56F #6F91A5 #9D6FA5

Monochromatic

#28221F #62544B #99867A #AFA097 #D0C8C2

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