Brown (A7766C) — 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 #A7766C

RGB rgb(167, 118, 108)

HSL hsl(10°, 25%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:35% K:35%

Luminance 0.226

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.85:1

Aa — #A7766C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.45:1

Aa — #A7766C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A7766C #6C9DA7

Analogous

#A76C80 #A7766C #A7936C

Triadic

#A7766C #6CA776 #766CA7

Split-comp.

#A7766C #6CA793 #6C80A7

Tetradic

#A7766C #80A76C #6C9DA7 #936CA7

Monochromatic

#29201E #644E4A #9B7E78 #B19A95 #D1C4C1

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