Brown (815E4A) — 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 #815E4A

RGB rgb(129, 94, 74)

HSL hsl(22°, 27%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:43% K:49%

Luminance 0.1318

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.78:1

Aa — #815E4A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.63:1

Aa — #815E4A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#815E4A #4A6D82

Analogous

#824A52 #815E4A #827A4A

Triadic

#815E4A #4A825F #5F4A82

Split-comp.

#815E4A #4A827A #4A5282

Tetradic

#815E4A #52824A #4A6D82 #7A4A82

Monochromatic

#D5CAC3 #AA9488 #776155 #5A493F #2D2520

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