Brown (846460) — 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 #846460

RGB rgb(132, 100, 96)

HSL hsl(7°, 16%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:27% K:48%

Luminance 0.1496

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.29:1

Aa — #846460

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.97:1

Aa — #846460

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#846460 #608185

Analogous

#85606E #846460 #857760

Triadic

#846460 #608565 #656085

Split-comp.

#846460 #608577 #606E85

Tetradic

#846460 #6E8560 #608185 #776085

Monochromatic

#DBD7D6 #ABA2A0 #7A6D6C #5F5554 #363130

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