Saddle Brown (8B5913) — 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 #8B5913

RGB rgb(139, 89, 19)

HSL hsl(35°, 76%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:86% K:45%

Luminance 0.1268

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.94:1

Aa — #8B5913

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.54:1

Aa — #8B5913

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5913 #13458B

Analogous

#8B1D13 #8B5913 #818B13

Triadic

#8B5913 #138B59 #59138B

Split-comp.

#8B5913 #13818B #1D138B

Tetradic

#8B5913 #138B1D #13458B #8B1381

Monochromatic

#E6BD84 #D59030 #83581B #593B12 #191105

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