Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown is a balanced orange color with HEX #8B4513. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 139, 69, 19, HSL 25, 76%, 31%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#8B4513 orange warm balanced
HEX #8B4513
RGB rgb(139, 69, 19)
HSL hsl(25 76% 31%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 86, 45)
Luminance 0.0979
Contrast Black 2.96:1White 7.1:1

CSS Utilities

--color-saddle-brown: #8B4513;
.bg-saddle-brown { background-color: #8B4513; }
.text-saddle-brown { color: #8B4513; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0979
Black text2.96:1AA Fail
White text7.1:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
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  ],
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}
Harmonies
{
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#9D4202",
  "desaturated": "#7A4824",
  "pastel": "#D3834A",
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}
Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Saddle Brown Color

Saddle Brown sits in the orange family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Saddle Brown is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Saddle Brown accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8B4513.Saddle Brown CSS utilitiesUse Saddle Brown in CSS variables and utility classes.#8B4513 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Saddle Brown paletteOpen the generated palette based on Saddle Brown.Saddle Brown harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Saddle Brown against black and white text.

Black text2.96:1AA Fail
White text7.1:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Brick Red#8A3324
Burnt Umber#8A3324
Sepia#704214
Cedar#8B5A2B
Sienna#A0522D

Color Harmonies

#13598B#13598B
#8B131D#8B131D
#8B8113#8B8113
#138B45#138B45
#45138B#45138B
Open full Saddle Brown harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DC6D1E#DC6D1E
#3A1D08#3A1D08
#9D4202#9D4202
#7A4824#7A4824
#D3834A#D3834A
#C75300#C75300

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#13598B#13598B
#8B131D#8B131D
#8B8113#8B8113
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5