Brown (804C59) — 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 #804C59

RGB rgb(128, 76, 89)

HSL hsl(345°, 25%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:41% Y:30% K:50%

Luminance 0.1037

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.78:1

Aa — #804C59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.1:1

Aa — #804C59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#804C59 #4D8073

Analogous

#804D73 #804C59 #80594D

Triadic

#804C59 #59804D #4D5980

Split-comp.

#804C59 #4D8059 #4D7380

Tetradic

#804C59 #73804D #4D8073 #594D80

Monochromatic

#D4C4C8 #A88A91 #75575E #584147 #2C2123

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