Saddle Brown (AE4914) — 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 #AE4914

RGB rgb(174, 73, 20)

HSL hsl(21°, 79%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:58% Y:89% K:32%

Luminance 0.1376

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.58:1

Aa — #AE4914

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.76:1

Aa — #AE4914

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE4914 #1478AD

Analogous

#AD142B #AE4914 #AD9614

Triadic

#AE4914 #14AD4A #4A14AD

Split-comp.

#AE4914 #14AD96 #142BAD

Tetradic

#AE4914 #2BAD14 #1478AD #9614AD

Monochromatic

#EEBBA0 #DE7E4A #A44D1E #793916 #381A0A

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