Saddle Brown (8B6616) — 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 #8B6616

RGB rgb(139, 102, 22)

HSL hsl(41°, 73%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.1516

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.24:1

Aa — #8B6616

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.01:1

Aa — #8B6616

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B6616 #163C8D

Analogous

#8D2C16 #8B6616 #778D16

Triadic

#8B6616 #168D67 #67168D

Split-comp.

#8B6616 #16778D #2C168D

Tetradic

#8B6616 #168D2C #163C8D #8D1677

Monochromatic

#E5C88B #D2A137 #85641E #5B4515 #1D1607

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