Saddle Brown (856D1E) — 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 #856D1E

RGB rgb(133, 109, 30)

HSL hsl(46°, 63%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:77% K:48%

Luminance 0.1617

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5:1

Aa — #856D1E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.2:1

Aa — #856D1E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#856D1E #1E3685

Analogous

#853A1E #856D1E #6A851E

Triadic

#856D1E #1E856D #6D1E85

Split-comp.

#856D1E #1E6A85 #3A1E85

Tetradic

#856D1E #1E853A #1E3685 #851E6A

Monochromatic

#DDCC92 #C5A744 #7D6926 #56481A #1B1708

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