All About Color Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Saddle Brown is a deep and rich brown color. It brings a sense of warmth and elegance, perfect for creating a sophisticated and inviting space.

About Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown is a dark orange color with the hex code #8B4513. In RGB it is red 139, green 69, blue 19; in HSL it is hue 25°, saturation 76%, lightness 31%; in CMYK it is 0%, 50%, 86%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 7.10:1 on white and 2.96:1 on black.

#8B4513 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 45, 13
CMYK0.00%, 50.36%, 86.33%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal139, 69, 19
HSL25°, 76%, 31%
RGB Octal213, 105, 23
HSV (HSB)25.00°, 86.33%, 54.51%
RGB Binary10001011, 1000101, 10011
CIE-L*AB37.47, 26.45, 40.99
RGB Percent54.51%, 27.06%, 7.45%
CIE-L*CH37.47, 48.78, 57.17
XYZ12.89, 9.79, 1.83
CIE-L*UV37.47, 55.65, 31.65
xyY0.53, 0.40, 9.79
Hunter-Lab31.29, 18.78, 18.44
RYB54.51%, 41.06%, 7.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B4513 on a dark background: contrast 2.96:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8B4513 on a light background: contrast 7.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Saddle Brown, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Saddle Brown. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#8B4513 · #DC6D1E · #3A1D08 · #13598B · #1E8DDC

Analogous palette

#8B1359 · #8B131D · #8B4513 · #8B8113 · #598B13

Triadic palette

#8B4513 · #138B45 · #45138B · #DC6D1E · #1EDC6D

Tetradic palette

#8B4513 · #1D8B13 · #13598B · #81138B · #3A1D08

Monochromatic palette

#160B03 · #48240A · #8B4513 · #CE661C · #E78F50

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