Brown (966D5D) — 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 #966D5D

RGB rgb(150, 109, 93)

HSL hsl(17°, 23%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:38% K:41%

Luminance 0.1843

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.52:1

Aa — #966D5D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.64:1

Aa — #966D5D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#966D5D #5E8797

Analogous

#975E6A #966D5D #978A5E

Triadic

#966D5D #5E976E #6E5E97

Split-comp.

#966D5D #5E978A #5E6A97

Tetradic

#966D5D #6A975E #5E8797 #8A5E97

Monochromatic

#E4DFDC #B8A9A3 #8A746A #6D5B54 #423733

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