Brown (A8806C) — 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 #A8806C

RGB rgb(168, 128, 108)

HSL hsl(20°, 26%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:36% K:34%

Luminance 0.2528

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.52:1

Aa — #A8806C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.97:1

Aa — #A8806C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8806C #6B94A8

Analogous

#A86B75 #A8806C #A89E6B

Triadic

#A8806C #6BA880 #806BA8

Split-comp.

#A8806C #6BA89E #6B75A8

Tetradic

#A8806C #75A86B #6B94A8 #9E6BA8

Monochromatic

#29221E #655249 #9C8377 #B29E95 #D2C7C1

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