Brown (A17D6B) — 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 #A17D6B

RGB rgb(161, 125, 107)

HSL hsl(20°, 22%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:34% K:37%

Luminance 0.237

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.71:1

Aa — #A17D6B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.66:1

Aa — #A17D6B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A17D6B #6D90A2

Analogous

#A26D76 #A17D6B #A2996D

Triadic

#A17D6B #6DA27E #7E6DA2

Split-comp.

#A17D6B #6DA299 #6D76A2

Tetradic

#A17D6B #76A26D #6D90A2 #996DA2

Monochromatic

#25201D #5E514A #968279 #AC9D95 #CEC5C0

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