Brown (AA6F51) — 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 #AA6F51

RGB rgb(170, 111, 81)

HSL hsl(20°, 35%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:52% K:33%

Luminance 0.2077

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.12:1

Aa — #AA6F51

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.1:1

Aa — #AA6F51

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AA6F51 #518CA9

Analogous

#A95160 #AA6F51 #A99A51

Triadic

#AA6F51 #51A96E #6E51A9

Split-comp.

#AA6F51 #51A99A #5160A9

Tetradic

#AA6F51 #60A951 #518CA9 #9A51A9

Monochromatic

#EAE1DC #C4A99C #9C735E #7C5B4B #4D382E

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