Brown (A6746E) — 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 #A6746E

RGB rgb(166, 116, 110)

HSL hsl(6°, 24%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:34% K:35%

Luminance 0.2205

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.93:1

Aa — #A6746E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.34:1

Aa — #A6746E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A6746E #6EA0A6

Analogous

#A66E84 #A6746E #A68F6E

Triadic

#A6746E #6EA673 #736EA6

Split-comp.

#A6746E #6EA68F #6E84A6

Tetradic

#A6746E #84A66E #6EA0A6 #8F6EA6

Monochromatic

#29201F #634D4B #9A7D79 #B09996 #D1C3C2

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