Saddle Brown (A1511C) — 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 #A1511C

RGB rgb(161, 81, 28)

HSL hsl(24°, 70%, 37%)

CMYK C:0% M:50% Y:83% K:37%

Luminance 0.1352

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.66:1

Aa — #A1511C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.71:1

Aa — #A1511C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A1511C #1C6CA0

Analogous

#A01C2A #A1511C #A0931C

Triadic

#A1511C #1CA051 #511CA0

Split-comp.

#A1511C #1CA093 #1C2AA0

Tetradic

#A1511C #2AA01C #1C6CA0 #931CA0

Monochromatic

#E8BDA1 #D38450 #975326 #6E3D1C #311B0C

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