Brown (A47460) — 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 #A47460

RGB rgb(164, 116, 96)

HSL hsl(18°, 27%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:41% K:36%

Luminance 0.2154

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4:1

Aa — #A47460

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.25:1

Aa — #A47460

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A47460 #6090A4

Analogous

#A4606E #A47460 #A49660

Triadic

#A47460 #60A475 #7560A4

Split-comp.

#A47460 #60A496 #606EA4

Tetradic

#A47460 #6EA460 #6090A4 #9660A4

Monochromatic

#211A17 #5C4A42 #977A6D #AC958B #CCBEB7

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