Saddle Brown (8C6317) — 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 #8C6317

RGB rgb(140, 99, 23)

HSL hsl(39°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:29% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.1464

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.37:1

Aa — #8C6317

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.91:1

Aa — #8C6317

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C6317 #17408C

Analogous

#8C2817 #8C6317 #7B8C17

Triadic

#8C6317 #178C63 #63178C

Split-comp.

#8C6317 #177B8C #28178C

Tetradic

#8C6317 #178C28 #17408C #8C177B

Monochromatic

#E4C58B #D09B39 #84611F #5B4315 #1D1507

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