Brown (A76D56) — 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 #A76D56

RGB rgb(167, 109, 86)

HSL hsl(17°, 32%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:49% K:35%

Luminance 0.2006

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.23:1

Aa — #A76D56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.96:1

Aa — #A76D56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A76D56 #5791A8

Analogous

#A85768 #A76D56 #A89757

Triadic

#A76D56 #57A86E #6E57A8

Split-comp.

#A76D56 #57A897 #5768A8

Tetradic

#A76D56 #68A857 #5791A8 #9757A8

Monochromatic

#1F1714 #5D453C #9C7363 #AF8F83 #CDB9B1

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