Brown (B08B76) — 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 #B08B76

RGB rgb(176, 139, 118)

HSL hsl(22°, 27%, 58%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:33% K:31%

Luminance 0.2955

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.09:1

Aa — #B08B76

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.8:1

Aa — #B08B76

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B08B76 #779CB1

Analogous

#B1777F #B08B76 #B1A977

Triadic

#B08B76 #77B18C #8C77B1

Split-comp.

#B08B76 #77B1A9 #777FB1

Tetradic

#B08B76 #7FB177 #779CB1 #A977B1

Monochromatic

#362C26 #715D50 #A68F82 #BBAAA0 #DBD2CC

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