Brown (8D6C60) — 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 #8D6C60

RGB rgb(141, 108, 96)

HSL hsl(16°, 19%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:32% K:45%

Luminance 0.1742

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.72:1

Aa — #8D6C60

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.45:1

Aa — #8D6C60

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D6C60 #5F808C

Analogous

#8C5F69 #8D6C60 #8C815F

Triadic

#8D6C60 #5F8C6B #6B5F8C

Split-comp.

#8D6C60 #5F8C81 #5F698C

Tetradic

#8D6C60 #698C5F #5F808C #815F8C

Monochromatic

#DFDAD8 #B0A5A0 #80706B #645854 #3A3331

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