Brown (AC8476) — 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 #AC8476

RGB rgb(172, 132, 118)

HSL hsl(16°, 25%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:31% K:33%

Luminance 0.2706

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.32:1

Aa — #AC8476

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.32:1

Aa — #AC8476

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC8476 #769EAD

Analogous

#AD7683 #AC8476 #ADA076

Triadic

#AC8476 #76AD85 #8576AD

Split-comp.

#AC8476 #76ADA0 #7683AD

Tetradic

#AC8476 #83AD76 #769EAD #A076AD

Monochromatic

#322825 #6D5850 #A28A81 #B7A59E #D8CECA

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