Nearest-color comparison

Sepia vs Saddle Brown

Sepia and Saddle Brown are different orange colors with HEX values #704214 and #8B4513. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.2, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Sepia and Saddle Brown are visually related colors. Saddle Brown is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Sepia#704214

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Sepia and Saddle Brown across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance27.2

Pair contrast1.19:1

Luminance delta0.024

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorSaddle Brown

More saturatedSaddle Brown

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Sepia

Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Saddle Brown, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#704214 RGB112, 66, 20 HSL30, 70, 26 CMYK0, 41, 82, 56 Luminance0.0739 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown is #8B4513, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Sepia, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8B4513 RGB139, 69, 19 HSL25, 76, 31 CMYK0, 50, 86, 45 Luminance0.0979 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Sepia or Saddle Brown

Choose SepiaSepia is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #704214.

Choose Saddle BrownSaddle Brown is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B4513.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertySepiaSaddle Brown

HEX#704214#8B4513

RGB112, 66, 20139, 69, 19

HSL30, 70, 2625, 76, 31

CMYK0, 41, 82, 560, 50, 86, 45

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.07390.0979

Black contrast2.48:12.96:1

White contrast8.47:17.1:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Sepiawhite text - 8.47:1

Saddle Brownwhite text - 7.1:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Sepia#704214

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#BF7022#BF7022

#DC6D1E#DC6D1E

#144271#144271

#13598B#13598B

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "sepia",
    "name": "Sepia",
    "hex": "#704214",
    "rgb": [
      112,
      66,
      20
    ],
    "hsl": [
      30,
      70,
      26
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      41,
      82,
      56
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0739,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.48,
      "white": 8.47
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
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        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.47
    },
    "description": "Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Saddle Brown, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sepia/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "saddle-brown",
    "name": "Saddle Brown",
    "hex": "#8B4513",
    "rgb": [
      139,
      69,
      19
    ],
    "hsl": [
      25,
      76,
      31
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      50,
      86,
      45
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0979,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.96,
      "white": 7.1
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.1
    },
    "description": "Saddle Brown is #8B4513, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Sepia, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/saddle-brown/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 27.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.19,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 6,
    "lightness": 5
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.024,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Saddle Brown",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Saddle Brown"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.19,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Sepia",
      "background": "#704214",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.47
    },
    {
      "color": "Saddle Brown",
      "background": "#8B4513",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.1
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Sepia is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #704214.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Saddle Brown is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B4513.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sepia-vs-saddle-brown.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      "cmyk": [
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        56
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      },
      "description": "Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Saddle Brown, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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    {
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      },
      "description": "Saddle Brown is #8B4513, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Sepia, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/saddle-brown/",
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