Saddle Brown (8E3D15) — 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 #8E3D15

RGB rgb(142, 61, 21)

HSL hsl(20°, 74%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:57% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.0897

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.42:1

Aa — #8E3D15

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.83:1

Aa — #8E3D15

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E3D15 #15668E

Analogous

#8E1529 #8E3D15 #8E7A15

Triadic

#8E3D15 #158E3D #3D158E

Split-comp.

#8E3D15 #158E7A #15298E

Tetradic

#8E3D15 #298E15 #15668E #7A158E

Monochromatic

#E5A88A #D36A36 #86401D #5C2C14 #1D0E06

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