Brown (8A6450) — 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 #8A6450

RGB rgb(138, 100, 80)

HSL hsl(21°, 27%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:42% K:46%

Luminance 0.1519

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.22:1

Aa — #8A6450

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.02:1

Aa — #8A6450

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A6450 #50778B

Analogous

#8B5059 #8A6450 #8B8250

Triadic

#8A6450 #508B65 #65508B

Split-comp.

#8A6450 #508B82 #50598B

Tetradic

#8A6450 #598B50 #50778B #82508B

Monochromatic

#DBD1CC #B19C91 #80685B #625046 #362C26

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