Brown (85604D) — 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 #85604D

RGB rgb(133, 96, 77)

HSL hsl(20°, 27%, 41%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:42% K:48%

Luminance 0.1393

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.56:1

Aa — #85604D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.78:1

Aa — #85604D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#85604D #4C7285

Analogous

#854C56 #85604D #857B4C

Triadic

#85604D #4C855F #5F4C85

Split-comp.

#85604D #4C857B #4C5685

Tetradic

#85604D #56854C #4C7285 #7B4C85

Monochromatic

#D7CCC6 #AC968B #7A6357 #5C4B42 #302622

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