Saddle Brown (884A1B) — 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 #884A1B

RGB rgb(136, 74, 27)

HSL hsl(26°, 67%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:80% K:47%

Luminance 0.1009

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.9:1

Aa — #884A1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.04:1

Aa — #884A1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#884A1B #1B5988

Analogous

#881B22 #884A1B #88811B

Triadic

#884A1B #1B884A #4A1B88

Split-comp.

#884A1B #1B8881 #1B2288

Tetradic

#884A1B #22881B #1B5988 #811B88

Monochromatic

#E0B28F #CA7B3F #804B23 #583418 #1C1008

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