Saddle Brown (9C490E) — 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 #9C490E

RGB rgb(156, 73, 14)

HSL hsl(25°, 84%, 33%)

CMYK C:0% M:53% Y:91% K:39%

Luminance 0.1179

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.23:1

Aa — #9C490E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.37:1

Aa — #9C490E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C490E #0D609B

Analogous

#9B0D19 #9C490E #9B8F0D

Triadic

#9C490E #0D9B48 #480D9B

Split-comp.

#9C490E #0D9B8F #0D199B

Tetradic

#9C490E #199B0D #0D609B #8F0D9B

Monochromatic

#EDB287 #E0782E #924A16 #66330F #231205

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