Brown (A9816A) — 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 #A9816A

RGB rgb(169, 129, 106)

HSL hsl(22°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:37% K:34%

Luminance 0.2562

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.48:1

Aa — #A9816A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.04:1

Aa — #A9816A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A9816A #6A92A9

Analogous

#A96A72 #A9816A #A9A16A

Triadic

#A9816A #6AA981 #816AA9

Split-comp.

#A9816A #6AA9A1 #6A72A9

Tetradic

#A9816A #72A96A #6A92A9 #A16AA9

Monochromatic

#2A221E #655348 #9E8476 #B39F94 #D3C7C0

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