Saddle Brown (8D7516) — 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 #8D7516

RGB rgb(141, 117, 22)

HSL hsl(48°, 73%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.1869

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.48:1

Aa — #8D7516

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.69:1

Aa — #8D7516

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D7516 #162E8D

Analogous

#8D3A16 #8D7516 #698D16

Triadic

#8D7516 #168D75 #75168D

Split-comp.

#8D7516 #16698D #3A168D

Tetradic

#8D7516 #168D3A #162E8D #8D1669

Monochromatic

#E5D38B #D2B337 #85701E #5B4D15 #1D1907

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