Brown (A37665) — 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 #A37665

RGB rgb(163, 118, 101)

HSL hsl(16°, 25%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:38% K:36%

Luminance 0.2201

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.94:1

Aa — #A37665

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.34:1

Aa — #A37665

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A37665 #6693A3

Analogous

#A36674 #A37665 #A39566

Triadic

#A37665 #66A376 #7666A3

Split-comp.

#A37665 #66A395 #6674A3

Tetradic

#A37665 #74A366 #6693A3 #9566A3

Monochromatic

#231C1A #5E4C45 #977C72 #AD9790 #CDC0BC

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