Saddle Brown (8E4815) — 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 #8E4815

RGB rgb(142, 72, 21)

HSL hsl(25°, 74%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:49% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.1032

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.8:1

Aa — #8E4815

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.09:1

Aa — #8E4815

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E4815 #155C8E

Analogous

#8E151F #8E4815 #8E8415

Triadic

#8E4815 #158E48 #48158E

Split-comp.

#8E4815 #158E84 #151F8E

Tetradic

#8E4815 #1F8E15 #155C8E #84158E

Monochromatic

#E5B08A #D37836 #86491D #5C3214 #1D1006

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