Saddle Brown (8C4C17) — 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 #8C4C17

RGB rgb(140, 76, 23)

HSL hsl(27°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.1071

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.64:1

Aa — #8C4C17

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.16:1

Aa — #8C4C17

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C4C17 #17578C

Analogous

#8C171D #8C4C17 #8C8617

Triadic

#8C4C17 #178C4C #4C178C

Split-comp.

#8C4C17 #178C86 #171D8C

Tetradic

#8C4C17 #1D8C17 #17578C #86178C

Monochromatic

#E4B38B #D07D39 #844D1F #5B3515 #1D1107

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