Brown (8C5540) — 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 #8C5540

RGB rgb(140, 85, 64)

HSL hsl(17°, 37%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:39% Y:54% K:45%

Luminance 0.1241

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.02:1

Aa — #8C5540

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.49:1

Aa — #8C5540

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C5540 #40768C

Analogous

#8C4051 #8C5540 #8C7B40

Triadic

#8C5540 #408C56 #56408C

Split-comp.

#8C5540 #408C7B #40518C

Tetradic

#8C5540 #518C40 #40768C #7B408C

Monochromatic

#DAC6BE #B58D7D #825A4A #614438 #31221C

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