Brown (8C4D3D) — 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 #8C4D3D

RGB rgb(140, 77, 61)

HSL hsl(12°, 39%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:45% Y:56% K:45%

Luminance 0.1113

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.47:1

Aa — #8C4D3D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.24:1

Aa — #8C4D3D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C4D3D #3D7B8A

Analogous

#8A3D54 #8C4D3D #8A733D

Triadic

#8C4D3D #3D8A4C #4C3D8A

Split-comp.

#8C4D3D #3D8A73 #3D548A

Tetradic

#8C4D3D #548A3D #3D7B8A #733D8A

Monochromatic

#D9C0BA #B58478 #805247 #5F3D35 #2E1D19

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