Brown (875246) — 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 #875246

RGB rgb(135, 82, 70)

HSL hsl(11°, 32%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:39% Y:48% K:47%

Luminance 0.1156

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.31:1

Aa — #875246

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.33:1

Aa — #875246

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#875246 #457B87

Analogous

#87455A #875246 #877245

Triadic

#875246 #458751 #514587

Split-comp.

#875246 #458772 #455A87

Tetradic

#875246 #5A8745 #457B87 #724587

Monochromatic

#D7C5C1 #AF8B83 #7C5850 #5D423C #2F211E

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