Brown (896A5A) — 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 #896A5A

RGB rgb(137, 106, 90)

HSL hsl(20°, 21%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:34% K:46%

Luminance 0.1652

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.91:1

Aa — #896A5A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.27:1

Aa — #896A5A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#896A5A #5B7B8B

Analogous

#8B5B63 #896A5A #8B835B

Triadic

#896A5A #5B8B6B #6B5B8B

Split-comp.

#896A5A #5B8B83 #5B638B

Tetradic

#896A5A #638B5B #5B7B8B #835B8B

Monochromatic

#DDD7D5 #B0A29C #7F6F66 #63564F #39312D

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