Brown (A8746B) — 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 #A8746B

RGB rgb(168, 116, 107)

HSL hsl(9°, 26%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:36% K:34%

Luminance 0.222

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.91:1

Aa — #A8746B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.38:1

Aa — #A8746B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8746B #6B9FA8

Analogous

#A86B81 #A8746B #A8936B

Triadic

#A8746B #6BA874 #746BA8

Split-comp.

#A8746B #6BA893 #6B81A8

Tetradic

#A8746B #81A86B #6B9FA8 #936BA8

Monochromatic

#29201E #654D49 #9C7D77 #B29995 #D2C3C1

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