Saddle Brown (995B1E) — 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 #995B1E

RGB rgb(153, 91, 30)

HSL hsl(30°, 67%, 36%)

CMYK C:0% M:41% Y:80% K:40%

Luminance 0.1439

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.43:1

Aa — #995B1E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.87:1

Aa — #995B1E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#995B1E #1E5C99

Analogous

#991E1E #995B1E #99991E

Triadic

#995B1E #1E995C #5C1E99

Split-comp.

#995B1E #1E9999 #1E1E99

Tetradic

#995B1E #1E991E #1E5C99 #991E99

Monochromatic

#E5C29F #CF8F4F #905C27 #68421D #2C1C0C

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