Brown (987169) — 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 #987169

RGB rgb(152, 113, 105)

HSL hsl(10°, 19%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:31% K:40%

Luminance 0.1977

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.28:1

Aa — #987169

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.9:1

Aa — #987169

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#987169 #679098

Analogous

#986777 #987169 #988867

Triadic

#987169 #67986F #6F6798

Split-comp.

#987169 #679888 #677798

Tetradic

#987169 #779867 #679098 #886798

Monochromatic

#1C1817 #534846 #8B7874 #A29390 #C5BBBA

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