Saddle Brown (8E5E14) — 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 #8E5E14

RGB rgb(142, 94, 20)

HSL hsl(36°, 75%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:86% K:44%

Luminance 0.1385

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.58:1

Aa — #8E5E14

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.76:1

Aa — #8E5E14

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E5E14 #14458F

Analogous

#8F2114 #8E5E14 #838F14

Triadic

#8E5E14 #148F5E #5E148F

Split-comp.

#8E5E14 #14838F #21148F

Tetradic

#8E5E14 #148F21 #14458F #8F1483

Monochromatic

#E6C189 #D49535 #875C1D #5D3F14 #1D1406

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