Brown (9A604E) — 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 #9A604E

RGB rgb(154, 96, 78)

HSL hsl(14°, 33%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:49% K:40%

Luminance 0.1588

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.05:1

Aa — #9A604E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.16:1

Aa — #9A604E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9A604E #4D8799

Analogous

#994D61 #9A604E #99844D

Triadic

#9A604E #4D995F #5F4D99

Split-comp.

#9A604E #4D9984 #4D6199

Tetradic

#9A604E #61994D #4D8799 #844D99

Monochromatic

#E2D4D0 #BA9B91 #8D6558 #6E4E45 #3F2D27

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