Saddle Brown (8B4E18) — 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 #8B4E18

RGB rgb(139, 78, 24)

HSL hsl(28°, 71%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:44% Y:83% K:45%

Luminance 0.1092

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.56:1

Aa — #8B4E18

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.2:1

Aa — #8B4E18

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B4E18 #18558C

Analogous

#8C181C #8B4E18 #8C8818

Triadic

#8B4E18 #188C4E #4E188C

Split-comp.

#8B4E18 #188C88 #181C8C

Tetradic

#8B4E18 #1C8C18 #18558C #88188C

Monochromatic

#E3B58C #CF803A #834E20 #5A3616 #1D1107

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