Brown (9A6660) — 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 #9A6660

RGB rgb(154, 102, 96)

HSL hsl(6°, 23%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:38% K:40%

Luminance 0.1738

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.73:1

Aa — #9A6660

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.44:1

Aa — #9A6660

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9A6660 #60949A

Analogous

#9A6077 #9A6660 #9A8360

Triadic

#9A6660 #609A66 #66609A

Split-comp.

#9A6660 #609A83 #60779A

Tetradic

#9A6660 #779A60 #60949A #83609A

Monochromatic

#E7E0DF #BAA8A6 #8D706D #705957 #453735

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