Brown (A1735F) — 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 #A1735F

RGB rgb(161, 115, 95)

HSL hsl(18°, 26%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:41% K:37%

Luminance 0.2096

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.09:1

Aa — #A1735F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.13:1

Aa — #A1735F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A1735F #5E8DA1

Analogous

#A15E6C #A1735F #A1935E

Triadic

#A1735F #5EA172 #725EA1

Split-comp.

#A1735F #5EA193 #5E6CA1

Tetradic

#A1735F #6CA15E #5E8DA1 #935EA1

Monochromatic

#1E1815 #594840 #94776B #A99289 #C9BBB5

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