Brown (A7826C) — 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 #A7826C

RGB rgb(167, 130, 108)

HSL hsl(22°, 25%, 54%)

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

Luminance 0.2571

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.47:1

Aa — #A7826C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.05:1

Aa — #A7826C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A7826C #6C92A7

Analogous

#A76C74 #A7826C #A79F6C

Triadic

#A7826C #6CA782 #826CA7

Split-comp.

#A7826C #6CA79F #6C74A7

Tetradic

#A7826C #74A76C #6C92A7 #9F6CA7

Monochromatic

#29221E #64534A #9B8578 #B1A095 #D1C7C1

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