Brown (88534B) — 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 #88534B

RGB rgb(136, 83, 75)

HSL hsl(8°, 29%, 41%)

CMYK C:0% M:39% Y:45% K:47%

Luminance 0.1188

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.2:1

Aa — #88534B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.39:1

Aa — #88534B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88534B #4A7F87

Analogous

#874A60 #88534B #87714A

Triadic

#88534B #4A8752 #524A87

Split-comp.

#88534B #4A8771 #4A6087

Tetradic

#88534B #60874A #4A7F87 #714A87

Monochromatic

#D8C8C5 #AE8E89 #7C5A55 #5E4440 #312321

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