Brown (8F5941) — 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 #8F5941

RGB rgb(143, 89, 65)

HSL hsl(18°, 38%, 41%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:55% K:44%

Luminance 0.1337

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.72:1

Aa — #8F5941

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.67:1

Aa — #8F5941

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8F5941 #417890

Analogous

#904151 #8F5941 #908041

Triadic

#8F5941 #419059 #594190

Split-comp.

#8F5941 #419080 #415190

Tetradic

#8F5941 #519041 #417890 #804190

Monochromatic

#DCC9C1 #B79080 #865D4B #654639 #34241D

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