Brown (AF7164) — 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 #AF7164

RGB rgb(175, 113, 100)

HSL hsl(10°, 32%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:43% K:31%

Luminance 0.2214

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.91:1

Aa — #AF7164

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.37:1

Aa — #AF7164

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AF7164 #64A3AF

Analogous

#AF647D #AF7164 #AF9664

Triadic

#AF7164 #64AF71 #7164AF

Split-comp.

#AF7164 #64AF96 #647DAF

Tetradic

#AF7164 #7DAF64 #64A3AF #9664AF

Monochromatic

#2C1E1C #6A4A44 #A47870 #B7968F #D5C2BE

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