Saddle Brown (8E7615) — 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 #8E7615

RGB rgb(142, 118, 21)

HSL hsl(48°, 74%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.1902

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.42:1

Aa — #8E7615

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.75:1

Aa — #8E7615

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7615 #152D8E

Analogous

#8E3915 #8E7615 #6A8E15

Triadic

#8E7615 #158E76 #76158E

Split-comp.

#8E7615 #156A8E #39158E

Tetradic

#8E7615 #158E39 #152D8E #8E156A

Monochromatic

#E5D38A #D3B436 #86711D #5C4E14 #1D1906

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