Brown (8B5749) — 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 #8B5749

RGB rgb(139, 87, 73)

HSL hsl(13°, 31%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:47% K:45%

Luminance 0.1277

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.9:1

Aa — #8B5749

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #8B5749

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5749 #4A7E8C

Analogous

#8C4A5D #8B5749 #8C794A

Triadic

#8B5749 #4A8C58 #584A8C

Split-comp.

#8B5749 #4A8C79 #4A5D8C

Tetradic

#8B5749 #5D8C4A #4A7E8C #794A8C

Monochromatic

#DBCCC7 #B2938A #825E55 #634840 #342622

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