Brown (AC7268) — 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 #AC7268

RGB rgb(172, 114, 104)

HSL hsl(9°, 29%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:40% K:33%

Luminance 0.2211

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.92:1

Aa — #AC7268

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.36:1

Aa — #AC7268

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC7268 #68A2AC

Analogous

#AC687F #AC7268 #AC9468

Triadic

#AC7268 #68AC72 #7268AC

Split-comp.

#AC7268 #68AC94 #687FAC

Tetradic

#AC7268 #7FAC68 #68A2AC #9468AC

Monochromatic

#2A1F1D #674B46 #A07A73 #B59792 #D4C2BF

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