🧠 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
#8B6859
RGB
rgb(139, 104, 89)
HSL
hsl(18°, 22%, 45%)
CMYK
C:0% M:25% Y:36% K:45%
Luminance
0.1625
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8B6859
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8B6859
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8B6859
#5A7D8C
Analogous
#8C5A64
#8B6859
#8C825A
Triadic
#8B6859
#5A8C69
#695A8C
Split-comp.
#8B6859
#5A8C82
#5A648C
Tetradic
#8B6859
#648C5A
#5A7D8C
#825A8C
Monochromatic
#DDD7D4
#B0A19B
#816D65
#64554F
#39312D
Suggested palettes for this hue.