Saddle Brown (8C7717) — 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 #8C7717

RGB rgb(140, 119, 23)

HSL hsl(49°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.1909

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.41:1

Aa — #8C7717

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.77:1

Aa — #8C7717

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C7717 #172C8C

Analogous

#8C3C17 #8C7717 #678C17

Triadic

#8C7717 #178C77 #77178C

Split-comp.

#8C7717 #17678C #3C178C

Tetradic

#8C7717 #178C3C #172C8C #8C1767

Monochromatic

#E4D48B #D0B539 #84721F #5B4E15 #1D1907

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