Saddle Brown (885C1B) — 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 #885C1B

RGB rgb(136, 92, 27)

HSL hsl(36°, 67%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:80% K:47%

Luminance 0.1298

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.84:1

Aa — #885C1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.59:1

Aa — #885C1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#885C1B #1B4788

Analogous

#88261B #885C1B #7D881B

Triadic

#885C1B #1B885D #5D1B88

Split-comp.

#885C1B #1B7D88 #261B88

Tetradic

#885C1B #1B8826 #1B4788 #881B7D

Monochromatic

#E0C08F #CA933F #805B23 #583E18 #1C1408

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