Brown (9D6558) — 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 #9D6558

RGB rgb(157, 101, 88)

HSL hsl(11°, 28%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:44% K:38%

Luminance 0.1733

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.73:1

Aa — #9D6558

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.44:1

Aa — #9D6558

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9D6558 #58909D

Analogous

#9D586E #9D6558 #9D8758

Triadic

#9D6558 #589D65 #65589D

Split-comp.

#9D6558 #589D87 #586E9D

Tetradic

#9D6558 #6E9D58 #58909D #87589D

Monochromatic

#E6DDDB #BCA49F #906C64 #72564F #453430

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