Brown (AE8572) — 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 #AE8572

RGB rgb(174, 133, 114)

HSL hsl(19°, 27%, 56%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:34% K:32%

Luminance 0.2748

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.28:1

Aa — #AE8572

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.4:1

Aa — #AE8572

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE8572 #719AAD

Analogous

#AD717C #AE8572 #ADA271

Triadic

#AE8572 #71AD84 #8471AD

Split-comp.

#AE8572 #71ADA2 #717CAD

Tetradic

#AE8572 #7CAD71 #719AAD #A271AD

Monochromatic

#302622 #6B564C #A2887C #B7A39A #D7CCC6

Suggested palettes for this hue.

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