Brown (8A6057) — 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 #8A6057

RGB rgb(138, 96, 87)

HSL hsl(11°, 23%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:37% K:46%

Luminance 0.1452

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.4:1

Aa — #8A6057

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.89:1

Aa — #8A6057

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A6057 #56818A

Analogous

#8A5667 #8A6057 #8A7A56

Triadic

#8A6057 #568A60 #60568A

Split-comp.

#8A6057 #568A7A #56678A

Tetradic

#8A6057 #678A56 #56818A #7A568A

Monochromatic

#DCD3D1 #AF9C97 #7F6762 #62504B #372C2A

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