Brown (99684F) — 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 #99684F

RGB rgb(153, 104, 79)

HSL hsl(20°, 32%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:48% K:40%

Luminance 0.174

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.72:1

Aa — #99684F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.45:1

Aa — #99684F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#99684F #4E7F97

Analogous

#974E5A #99684F #978B4E

Triadic

#99684F #4E9767 #674E97

Split-comp.

#99684F #4E978B #4E5A97

Tetradic

#99684F #5A974E #4E7F97 #8B4E97

Monochromatic

#E1D6D0 #B99F92 #8C6A5A #6D5346 #3E2F28

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