Brown (8A5D45) — 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 #8A5D45

RGB rgb(138, 93, 69)

HSL hsl(21°, 33%, 41%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:50% K:46%

Luminance 0.1369

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.63:1

Aa — #8A5D45

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.73:1

Aa — #8A5D45

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5D45 #46738B

Analogous

#8B4650 #8A5D45 #8B8146

Triadic

#8A5D45 #468B5E #5E468B

Split-comp.

#8A5D45 #468B81 #46508B

Tetradic

#8A5D45 #508B46 #46738B #81468B

Monochromatic

#DACBC3 #B29585 #816151 #614A3D #32261F

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