Brown (986257) — 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 #986257

RGB rgb(152, 98, 87)

HSL hsl(10°, 27%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:43% K:40%

Luminance 0.1621

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.98:1

Aa — #986257

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.22:1

Aa — #986257

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#986257 #578D98

Analogous

#98576D #986257 #988357

Triadic

#986257 #579862 #625798

Split-comp.

#986257 #579883 #576D98

Tetradic

#986257 #6D9857 #578D98 #835798

Monochromatic

#E3DAD8 #B9A19D #8C6A63 #6E544E #42322F

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