Saddle Brown (8E5815) — 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 #8E5815

RGB rgb(142, 88, 21)

HSL hsl(33°, 74%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.1278

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.9:1

Aa — #8E5815

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #8E5815

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5815 #154C8E

Analogous

#8E1B15 #8E5815 #888E15

Triadic

#8E5815 #158E58 #58158E

Split-comp.

#8E5815 #15888E #1B158E

Tetradic

#8E5815 #158E1B #154C8E #8E1588

Monochromatic

#E5BC8A #D38C36 #86571D #5C3C14 #1D1306

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