Saddlebrown #8B4513
Saddlebrown is a dark, highly saturated warm-toned color with a warm cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.
Use cases: Earthy palettes · Warm neutrals
Families: Browns · Rust Colors
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #8B4513 | |
| RGB | rgb(139, 69, 19) | |
| HSL | hsl(25, 76%, 31%) | |
| HSV | hsv(25, 86%, 55%) | |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.08% 0.112 50.8) | |
| OKLab | oklab(47.08% 0.0708 0.087) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 86.3%, 45.5%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8944, 9.7938, 1.8273) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5, 26.4, 41.0) | |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.5, 48.8, 57.2°) | |
| Luminance | 0.098 (WCAG relative) |
Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: saddlebrown.
Collections: Earth Tone Colors · Jewel Tone Colors
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)
Shades (toward black)
Tints (toward white)
Tones (toward gray)
Color harmonies
Complementary
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Best text on saddlebrown
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate #7B3F00 | 4.77 | |
| Burnt Umber #A0450E | 4.78 | |
| Warm Brown #964E02 | 5.13 | |
| Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E | 5.57 | |
| Rust Brown #8B3103 | 5.98 | |
| Russet #A13905 | 6.43 |
Related colors
Colors that go with saddlebrown
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Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.