Brown (AC7468) — 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 #AC7468

RGB rgb(172, 116, 104)

HSL hsl(11°, 29%, 54%)

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

Luminance 0.2259

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.85:1

Aa — #AC7468

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.45:1

Aa — #AC7468

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC7468 #689FAC

Analogous

#AC687D #AC7468 #AC9668

Triadic

#AC7468 #68AC74 #7468AC

Split-comp.

#AC7468 #68AC96 #687DAC

Tetradic

#AC7468 #7DAC68 #689FAC #9668AC

Monochromatic

#2A1F1D #674C46 #A07C73 #B59892 #D4C3BF

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