Brown (9D6E54) — 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 #9D6E54

RGB rgb(157, 110, 84)

HSL hsl(21°, 30%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:46% K:38%

Luminance 0.1919

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.38:1

Aa — #9D6E54

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.79:1

Aa — #9D6E54

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9D6E54 #54839C

Analogous

#9C545F #9D6E54 #9C9154

Triadic

#9D6E54 #549C6D #6D549C

Split-comp.

#9D6E54 #549C91 #545F9C

Tetradic

#9D6E54 #5F9C54 #54839C #91549C

Monochromatic

#E4DCD7 #BCA69A #907160 #71594B #43352D

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