Brown (8D6553) — 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 #8D6553

RGB rgb(141, 101, 83)

HSL hsl(19°, 26%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:41% K:45%

Luminance 0.1571

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.1:1

Aa — #8D6553

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.12:1

Aa — #8D6553

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D6553 #537B8D

Analogous

#8D535E #8D6553 #8D8353

Triadic

#8D6553 #538D66 #66538D

Split-comp.

#8D6553 #538D83 #535E8D

Tetradic

#8D6553 #5E8D53 #537B8D #83538D

Monochromatic

#DDD4D0 #B29E95 #826A5E #655249 #382E29

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