Brown (916862) — 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 #916862

RGB rgb(145, 104, 98)

HSL hsl(8°, 19%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:32% K:43%

Luminance 0.1696

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.82:1

Aa — #916862

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.36:1

Aa — #916862

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#916862 #638B92

Analogous

#926374 #916862 #928163

Triadic

#916862 #639269 #696392

Split-comp.

#916862 #639281 #637492

Tetradic

#916862 #749263 #638B92 #816392

Monochromatic

#E3DEDE #B5A8A6 #85726F #6A5B58 #403735

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