Saddle Brown (4E380A) — 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 #4E380A

RGB rgb(78, 56, 10)

HSL hsl(41°, 77%, 17%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:87% K:69%

Luminance 0.0412

WCAG Accessibility

On white 11.09:1

Aa — #4E380A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.89:1

Aa — #4E380A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#4E380A #0A1F4D

Analogous

#4D160A #4E380A #404D0A

Triadic

#4E380A #0A4D38 #380A4D

Split-comp.

#4E380A #0A404D #160A4D

Tetradic

#4E380A #0A4D16 #0A1F4D #4D0A40

Monochromatic

#DBAC48 #9E761F #48360E #1E1606 #000000

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