Brown (A6796E) — 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 #A6796E

RGB rgb(166, 121, 110)

HSL hsl(12°, 24%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:34% K:35%

Luminance 0.2328

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.76:1

Aa — #A6796E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.58:1

Aa — #A6796E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A6796E #6E9BA6

Analogous

#A66E7E #A6796E #A6956E

Triadic

#A6796E #6EA679 #796EA6

Split-comp.

#A6796E #6EA695 #6E7EA6

Tetradic

#A6796E #7EA66E #6E9BA6 #956EA6

Monochromatic

#29211F #634F4B #9A8079 #B09B96 #D1C5C2

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