Brown (A66049) — 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 #A66049

RGB rgb(166, 96, 73)

HSL hsl(15°, 39%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:42% Y:56% K:35%

Luminance 0.1707

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.78:1

Aa — #A66049

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.39:1

Aa — #A66049

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A66049 #498FA7

Analogous

#A74960 #A66049 #A78F49

Triadic

#A66049 #49A760 #6049A7

Split-comp.

#A66049 #49A78F #4960A7

Tetradic

#A66049 #60A749 #498FA7 #8F49A7

Monochromatic

#E7D9D4 #C39F92 #9B6655 #7A5143 #483028

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