Saddle Brown (8A5D19) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Saddle Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Saddle Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8A5D19

RGB rgb(138, 93, 25)

HSL hsl(36°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:82% K:46%

Luminance 0.1333

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.74:1

Aa — #8A5D19

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.66:1

Aa — #8A5D19

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5D19 #19468A

Analogous

#8A2519 #8A5D19 #7F8A19

Triadic

#8A5D19 #198A5D #5D198A

Split-comp.

#8A5D19 #197F8A #25198A

Tetradic

#8A5D19 #198A25 #19468A #8A197F

Monochromatic

#E2C08D #CD933C #825B21 #593F17 #1C1407

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