Saddle Brown (8B4513) — 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 #8B4513

RGB rgb(139, 69, 19)

HSL hsl(25°, 76%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:50% Y:86% K:45%

Luminance 0.0965

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.1:1

Aa — #8B4513

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.96:1

Aa — #8B4513

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B4513 #13598B

Analogous

#8B131D #8B4513 #8B8113

Triadic

#8B4513 #138B45 #45138B

Split-comp.

#8B4513 #138B81 #131D8B

Tetradic

#8B4513 #1D8B13 #13598B #81138B

Monochromatic

#E6AD84 #D57430 #83461B #593012 #190E05

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