Saddle Brown (8E5A16) — 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 #8E5A16

RGB rgb(142, 90, 22)

HSL hsl(34°, 73%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.1313

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.79:1

Aa — #8E5A16

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.62:1

Aa — #8E5A16

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5A16 #164A8D

Analogous

#8D1E16 #8E5A16 #858D16

Triadic

#8E5A16 #168D5A #5A168D

Split-comp.

#8E5A16 #16858D #1E168D

Tetradic

#8E5A16 #168D1E #164A8D #8D1685

Monochromatic

#E5BE8B #D28F37 #85581E #5B3D15 #1D1307

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