Saddle Brown (885E1B) — 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 #885E1B

RGB rgb(136, 94, 27)

HSL hsl(37°, 67%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:80% K:47%

Luminance 0.1334

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.73:1

Aa — #885E1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.66:1

Aa — #885E1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#885E1B #1B4588

Analogous

#88281B #885E1B #7C881B

Triadic

#885E1B #1B885E #5E1B88

Split-comp.

#885E1B #1B7C88 #281B88

Tetradic

#885E1B #1B8828 #1B4588 #881B7C

Monochromatic

#E0C18F #CA953F #805C23 #584018 #1C1408

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