Brazil Color
Brazil is a brown color with hex code #886221. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with brazil, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Brazil Color Values
What Does Brazil Mean?
Brazil belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Brazil adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Brazil is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: strong yellowish brown, #996515). It is also known as Hot Curry, Kumera.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Brazil
Brazil and #214687 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #872F21 and #7A8721, which sit beside brazil on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair brazil with triadic partners #218762 and #622187. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Shit Brown —
#7B5804(Delta E 7) - Medium Brown —
#7F5112(Delta E 8) - Poop Brown —
#7A5901(Delta E 8) - Natural —
#86560A(Delta E 8) - Mud —
#735C12(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #886221; }
.background { background-color: #886221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886221; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #88622140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for brazil?
Brazil has the hex code #886221. In RGB notation it is rgb(136, 98, 33), in HSL it is hsl(38, 61%, 33%), and its OKLCH value is 0.523, 0.094, 77.1.
What does the color brazil mean?
Brown-family colors like brazil carry distinct psychological associations. Brazil belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Brazil adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with brazil?
Brazil has three easy routes: its complement #214687 for punch, its neighbors #872F21 and #7A8721 for something calmer, or triadic partners #218762 and #622187 when you want energy.
Is brazil a standard web color?
No — Brazil is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #886221 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make brazil lighter or darker?
To lighten brazil, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F4E8D2 (lightest tint) to #191206 (darkest shade).
About Brazil
Brazil is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Hot Curry, Kumera. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #886221 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.