Brown (806050) — 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 #806050

RGB rgb(128, 96, 80)

HSL hsl(20°, 23%, 41%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:38% K:50%

Luminance 0.1357

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.67:1

Aa — #806050

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.71:1

Aa — #806050

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#806050 #517181

Analogous

#815159 #806050 #817951

Triadic

#806050 #518161 #615181

Split-comp.

#806050 #518179 #515981

Tetradic

#806050 #598151 #517181 #795181

Monochromatic

#D5CCC8 #A8978F #76645B #594C45 #2E2723

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