Brown (8B645D) — 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 #8B645D

RGB rgb(139, 100, 93)

HSL hsl(9°, 20%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:33% K:45%

Luminance 0.155

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.15:1

Aa — #8B645D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.08:1

Aa — #8B645D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B645D #5C838A

Analogous

#8A5C6C #8B645D #8A7A5C

Triadic

#8B645D #5C8A63 #635C8A

Split-comp.

#8B645D #5C8A7A #5C6C8A

Tetradic

#8B645D #6C8A5C #5C838A #7A5C8A

Monochromatic

#DDD6D5 #AFA09D #7E6B67 #625350 #382F2E

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