Saddle Brown (5B4E15) — 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 #5B4E15

RGB rgb(91, 78, 21)

HSL hsl(49°, 63%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:77% K:64%

Luminance 0.0751

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.25:1

Aa — #5B4E15

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.55:1

Aa — #5B4E15

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5B4E15 #15225B

Analogous

#5B2B15 #5B4E15 #455B15

Triadic

#5B4E15 #155B4E #4E155B

Split-comp.

#5B4E15 #15455B #2B155B

Tetradic

#5B4E15 #155B2B #15225B #5B1545

Monochromatic

#D1BF6B #A48F32 #564B1A #2F290E #000000

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