Brown (A87568) — 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 #A87568

RGB rgb(168, 117, 104)

HSL hsl(12°, 27%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:38% K:34%

Luminance 0.2238

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.88:1

Aa — #A87568

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.41:1

Aa — #A87568

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A87568 #679BA8

Analogous

#A8677A #A87568 #A89467

Triadic

#A87568 #67A874 #7467A8

Split-comp.

#A87568 #67A894 #677AA8

Tetradic

#A87568 #7AA867 #679BA8 #9467A8

Monochromatic

#271E1C #624C46 #9C7B73 #B19791 #D0C1BD

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