Brown (AF745D) — 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 #AF745D

RGB rgb(175, 116, 93)

HSL hsl(17°, 34%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:47% K:31%

Luminance 0.2271

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.83:1

Aa — #AF745D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.48:1

Aa — #AF745D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AF745D #5E99B0

Analogous

#B05E70 #AF745D #B09E5E

Triadic

#AF745D #5EB075 #755EB0

Split-comp.

#AF745D #5EB09E #5E70B0

Tetradic

#AF745D #70B05E #5E99B0 #9E5EB0

Monochromatic

#291E19 #684B40 #A47B6A #B7978A #D4C1B9

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