Brown (A46F65) — 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 #A46F65

RGB rgb(164, 111, 101)

HSL hsl(10°, 26%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:38% K:36%

Luminance 0.2047

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.17:1

Aa — #A46F65

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.04:1

Aa — #A46F65

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A46F65 #659AA4

Analogous

#A4657A #A46F65 #A48F65

Triadic

#A46F65 #65A46F #6F65A4

Split-comp.

#A46F65 #65A48F #657AA4

Tetradic

#A46F65 #7AA465 #659AA4 #8F65A4

Monochromatic

#231B1A #5F4945 #987871 #AE948F #CEBEBB

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