Brown (A9766A) — 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 #A9766A

RGB rgb(169, 118, 106)

HSL hsl(11°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:37% K:34%

Luminance 0.2277

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.83:1

Aa — #A9766A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.49:1

Aa — #A9766A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A9766A #6A9EA9

Analogous

#A96A7E #A9766A #A9956A

Triadic

#A9766A #6AA976 #766AA9

Split-comp.

#A9766A #6AA995 #6A7EA9

Tetradic

#A9766A #7EA96A #6A9EA9 #956AA9

Monochromatic

#2A201E #654D48 #9E7D76 #B39994 #D3C4C0

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