Brown (81605A) — 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 #81605A

RGB rgb(129, 96, 90)

HSL hsl(9°, 18%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:30% K:49%

Luminance 0.1382

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.59:1

Aa — #81605A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.75:1

Aa — #81605A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#81605A #5A7B81

Analogous

#815A68 #81605A #81745A

Triadic

#81605A #5A8160 #605A81

Split-comp.

#81605A #5A8174 #5A6881

Tetradic

#81605A #68815A #5A7B81 #745A81

Monochromatic

#D7D1D0 #A89B99 #766865 #5B4F4D #322B2A

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