Brown (937262) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #937262

RGB rgb(147, 114, 98)

HSL hsl(20°, 20%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:33% K:42%

Luminance 0.1938

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.35:1

Aa — #937262

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.82:1

Aa — #937262

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#937262 #628393

Analogous

#93626A #937262 #938B62

Triadic

#937262 #629372 #726293

Split-comp.

#937262 #62938B #626A93

Tetradic

#937262 #6A9362 #628393 #8B6293

Monochromatic

#E3DFDD #B6ABA5 #87766E #6B5E57 #413935

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