Saddle Brown (8D6B1C) — 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 #8D6B1C

RGB rgb(141, 107, 28)

HSL hsl(42°, 67%, 33%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:80% K:45%

Luminance 0.1641

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.94:1

Aa — #8D6B1C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.25:1

Aa — #8D6B1C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D6B1C #1C3E8D

Analogous

#8D321C #8D6B1C #768D1C

Triadic

#8D6B1C #1C8D6B #6B1C8D

Split-comp.

#8D6B1C #1C768D #321C8D

Tetradic

#8D6B1C #1C8D32 #1C3E8D #8D1C76

Monochromatic

#E1CA93 #CBA243 #846724 #5C4819 #201909

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