Saddle Brown (994A0A) — 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 #994A0A

RGB rgb(153, 74, 10)

HSL hsl(27°, 88%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:52% Y:93% K:40%

Luminance 0.1162

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.29:1

Aa — #994A0A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.34:1

Aa — #994A0A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#994A0A #0A5999

Analogous

#990A11 #994A0A #99920A

Triadic

#994A0A #0A994A #4A0A99

Split-comp.

#994A0A #0A9992 #0A1199

Tetradic

#994A0A #11990A #0A5999 #920A99

Monochromatic

#EFB280 #E47B25 #914B12 #64340C #201004

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