Brown (8D4D41) — 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 #8D4D41

RGB rgb(141, 77, 65)

HSL hsl(9°, 37%, 40%)

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

Luminance 0.1126

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.42:1

Aa — #8D4D41

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.27:1

Aa — #8D4D41

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D4D41 #40808C

Analogous

#8C405B #8D4D41 #8C7140

Triadic

#8D4D41 #408C4C #4C408C

Split-comp.

#8D4D41 #408C71 #405B8C

Tetradic

#8D4D41 #5B8C40 #40808C #71408C

Monochromatic

#DAC2BE #B5867D #82534A #613E38 #311F1C

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