Brown (A16E56) — 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 #A16E56

RGB rgb(161, 110, 86)

HSL hsl(19°, 30%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:47% K:37%

Luminance 0.1964

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #A16E56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.88:1

Aa — #A16E56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A16E56 #56889F

Analogous

#9F5663 #A16E56 #9F9256

Triadic

#A16E56 #569F6D #6D569F

Split-comp.

#A16E56 #569F92 #56639F

Tetradic

#A16E56 #639F56 #56889F #92569F

Monochromatic

#E7DEDA #BEA79D #937162 #745A4E #46362F

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