Brown (A96A5F) — 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 #A96A5F

RGB rgb(169, 106, 95)

HSL hsl(9°, 30%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:44% K:34%

Luminance 0.1979

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.27:1

Aa — #A96A5F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.91:1

Aa — #A96A5F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A96A5F #609EA9

Analogous

#A9607A #A96A5F #A99060

Triadic

#A96A5F #60A96B #6B60A9

Split-comp.

#A96A5F #60A990 #607AA9

Tetradic

#A96A5F #7AA960 #609EA9 #9060A9

Monochromatic

#251A18 #624641 #9D736C #B1918B #D0BCB9

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