Saddle Brown (885B1B) — 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 #885B1B

RGB rgb(136, 91, 27)

HSL hsl(35°, 67%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:80% K:47%

Luminance 0.128

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.9:1

Aa — #885B1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #885B1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#885B1B #1B4888

Analogous

#88241B #885B1B #7F881B

Triadic

#885B1B #1B885B #5B1B88

Split-comp.

#885B1B #1B7F88 #241B88

Tetradic

#885B1B #1B8824 #1B4888 #881B7F

Monochromatic

#E0BE8F #CA903F #805923 #583D18 #1C1408

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