Brown (8A5543) — 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 #8A5543

RGB rgb(138, 85, 67)

HSL hsl(15°, 35%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:51% K:46%

Luminance 0.1227

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.07:1

Aa — #8A5543

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.46:1

Aa — #8A5543

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5543 #42788A

Analogous

#8A4254 #8A5543 #8A7842

Triadic

#8A5543 #428A54 #54428A

Split-comp.

#8A5543 #428A78 #42548A

Tetradic

#8A5543 #548A42 #42788A #78428A

Monochromatic

#D9C6BF #B38C80 #80594D #604339 #30211D

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