Brown (865845) — 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 #865845

RGB rgb(134, 88, 69)

HSL hsl(18°, 32%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:49% K:47%

Luminance 0.1245

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.01:1

Aa — #865845

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.5:1

Aa — #865845

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#865845 #457387

Analogous

#874552 #865845 #877A45

Triadic

#865845 #458759 #594587

Split-comp.

#865845 #45877A #455287

Tetradic

#865845 #528745 #457387 #7A4587

Monochromatic

#D7C8C1 #AF9083 #7C5D50 #5D463C #2F231E

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