Saddle Brown (985A1D) — 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 #985A1D

RGB rgb(152, 90, 29)

HSL hsl(30°, 68%, 35%)

CMYK C:0% M:41% Y:81% K:40%

Luminance 0.1411

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.5:1

Aa — #985A1D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.82:1

Aa — #985A1D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#985A1D #1D5996

Analogous

#961D1D #985A1D #96961D

Triadic

#985A1D #1D9659 #591D96

Split-comp.

#985A1D #1D9696 #1D1D96

Tetradic

#985A1D #1D961D #1D5996 #961D96

Monochromatic

#E4BF9A #CF8C4A #8D5925 #65401B #281A0B

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