Saddle Brown (5F5011) — 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 #5F5011

RGB rgb(95, 80, 17)

HSL hsl(48°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:82% K:63%

Luminance 0.0802

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.95:1

Aa — #5F5011

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.64:1

Aa — #5F5011

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F5011 #11215F

Analogous

#5F2811 #5F5011 #485F11

Triadic

#5F5011 #115F50 #50115F

Split-comp.

#5F5011 #11485F #28115F

Tetradic

#5F5011 #115F28 #11215F #5F1148

Monochromatic

#D8C164 #AB922B #5A4C16 #312A0C #000000

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