Brown (A8816B) — 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 #A8816B

RGB rgb(168, 129, 107)

HSL hsl(22°, 26%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:36% K:34%

Luminance 0.2553

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.49:1

Aa — #A8816B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.02:1

Aa — #A8816B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8816B #6B92A8

Analogous

#A86B73 #A8816B #A8A06B

Triadic

#A8816B #6BA882 #826BA8

Split-comp.

#A8816B #6BA8A0 #6B73A8

Tetradic

#A8816B #73A86B #6B92A8 #A06BA8

Monochromatic

#29221E #655349 #9C8577 #B29F95 #D2C7C1

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