Saddle Brown (AA601A) — 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 #AA601A

RGB rgb(170, 96, 26)

HSL hsl(29°, 73%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:44% Y:85% K:33%

Luminance 0.171

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.78:1

Aa — #AA601A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.4:1

Aa — #AA601A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AA601A #1A63A8

Analogous

#A81A1D #AA601A #A8A51A

Triadic

#AA601A #1AA85F #5F1AA8

Split-comp.

#AA601A #1AA8A5 #1A1DA8

Tetradic

#AA601A #1DA81A #1A63A8 #A51AA8

Monochromatic

#EAC6A4 #D79250 #9E5F24 #74461A #36200C

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