Saddle Brown (9B4E16) — 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 #9B4E16

RGB rgb(155, 78, 22)

HSL hsl(25°, 75%, 35%)

CMYK C:0% M:50% Y:86% K:39%

Luminance 0.1242

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.01:1

Aa — #9B4E16

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.5:1

Aa — #9B4E16

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B4E16 #16649C

Analogous

#9C1621 #9B4E16 #9C9116

Triadic

#9B4E16 #169C4E #4E169C

Split-comp.

#9B4E16 #169C91 #16219C

Tetradic

#9B4E16 #219C16 #16649C #91169C

Monochromatic

#E9B896 #D78042 #93501F #693916 #2A1709

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