Brown (A6816E) — 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 #A6816E

RGB rgb(166, 129, 110)

HSL hsl(20°, 24%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:34% K:35%

Luminance 0.2537

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.51:1

Aa — #A6816E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.99:1

Aa — #A6816E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#A6816E #6E93A6

Analogous

#A66E77 #A6816E #A69C6E

Triadic

#A6816E #6EA680 #806EA6

Split-comp.

#A6816E #6EA69C #6E77A6

Tetradic

#A6816E #77A66E #6E93A6 #9C6EA6

Monochromatic

#29221F #63534B #9A8479 #B09F96 #D1C7C2

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Night Velvet View all →

Sand Desert View all →

Tropical Fruits View all →