Saddle Brown (8E4818) — 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 #8E4818

RGB rgb(142, 72, 24)

HSL hsl(24°, 71%, 33%)

CMYK C:0% M:49% Y:83% K:44%

Luminance 0.1033

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.8:1

Aa — #8E4818

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.09:1

Aa — #8E4818

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E4818 #186090

Analogous

#901824 #8E4818 #908418

Triadic

#8E4818 #189048 #481890

Split-comp.

#8E4818 #189084 #182490

Tetradic

#8E4818 #249018 #186090 #841890

Monochromatic

#E4B290 #D0793E #874A21 #5E3317 #211208

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