Saddle Brown (8E5015) — 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 #8E5015

RGB rgb(142, 80, 21)

HSL hsl(29°, 74%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:44% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.1148

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.35:1

Aa — #8E5015

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.31:1

Aa — #8E5015

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5015 #15548E

Analogous

#8E1517 #8E5015 #8E8C15

Triadic

#8E5015 #158E50 #50158E

Split-comp.

#8E5015 #158E8C #15178E

Tetradic

#8E5015 #178E15 #15548E #8C158E

Monochromatic

#E5B68A #D38236 #86501D #5C3714 #1D1106

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