Brown (A87F69) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #A87F69

RGB rgb(168, 127, 105)

HSL hsl(21°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:38% K:34%

Luminance 0.2495

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.56:1

Aa — #A87F69

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.9:1

Aa — #A87F69

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A87F69 #6A93A9

Analogous

#A96A74 #A87F69 #A9A06A

Triadic

#A87F69 #6AA980 #806AA9

Split-comp.

#A87F69 #6AA9A0 #6A74A9

Tetradic

#A87F69 #74A96A #6A93A9 #A06AA9

Monochromatic

#2A221E #655248 #9E8476 #B39F94 #D3C7C0

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