Saddle Brown (8A5519) — 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 #8A5519

RGB rgb(138, 85, 25)

HSL hsl(32°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:82% K:46%

Luminance 0.1193

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.19:1

Aa — #8A5519

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.39:1

Aa — #8A5519

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5519 #194E8A

Analogous

#8A1D19 #8A5519 #868A19

Triadic

#8A5519 #198A55 #55198A

Split-comp.

#8A5519 #19868A #1D198A

Tetradic

#8A5519 #198A1D #194E8A #8A1986

Monochromatic

#E2BA8D #CD893C #825521 #593A17 #1C1307

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