Saddle Brown (8C5917) — 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 #8C5917

RGB rgb(140, 89, 23)

HSL hsl(34°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.1278

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.9:1

Aa — #8C5917

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #8C5917

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C5917 #174A8C

Analogous

#8C1F17 #8C5917 #858C17

Triadic

#8C5917 #178C59 #59178C

Split-comp.

#8C5917 #17858C #1F178C

Tetradic

#8C5917 #178C1F #174A8C #8C1785

Monochromatic

#E4BE8B #D08F39 #84581F #5B3D15 #1D1307

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