Brown (846F6C) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #846F6C

RGB rgb(132, 111, 108)

HSL hsl(8°, 10%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:18% K:48%

Luminance 0.1756

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.7:1

Aa — #846F6C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.47:1

Aa — #846F6C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#846F6C #6C8184

Analogous

#846C75 #846F6C #847B6C

Triadic

#846F6C #6C846F #6F6C84

Split-comp.

#846F6C #6C847B #6C7584

Tetradic

#846F6C #75846C #6C8184 #7B6C84

Monochromatic

#DEDEDE #ABABAB #787878 #5E5E5E #383838

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