Saddle Brown (8B5918) — 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 #8B5918

RGB rgb(139, 89, 24)

HSL hsl(34°, 71%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:83% K:45%

Luminance 0.1269

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.93:1

Aa — #8B5918

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.54:1

Aa — #8B5918

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5918 #184A8C

Analogous

#8C1F18 #8B5918 #848C18

Triadic

#8B5918 #188C59 #59188C

Split-comp.

#8B5918 #18848C #1F188C

Tetradic

#8B5918 #188C1F #184A8C #8C1884

Monochromatic

#E3BD8C #CF8F3A #835820 #5A3D16 #1D1307

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