Brown (8A5140) — 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 #8A5140

RGB rgb(138, 81, 64)

HSL hsl(14°, 37%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:41% Y:54% K:46%

Luminance 0.1159

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.3:1

Aa — #8A5140

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.33:1

Aa — #8A5140

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5140 #407A8C

Analogous

#8C4054 #8A5140 #8C7840

Triadic

#8A5140 #408C52 #52408C

Split-comp.

#8A5140 #408C78 #40548C

Tetradic

#8A5140 #548C40 #407A8C #78408C

Monochromatic

#DAC5BE #B58A7D #82574A #614138 #31211C

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