Saddle brown

#5a2e0e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for saddle brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Saddle brown sits in the orange range, dark and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Saddle brown color values

Every conversion for #5a2e0e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a2e0e
RGB90, 46, 14
HSL25, 73%, 20%
HSV25, 84%, 35%
CMYK0%, 49%, 84%, 65%
Lab24.19, 17.45, 28.26
XYZ5.27, 4.16, 0.94
Decimal5910030
Web safe#663300
Pantone469 C
Pantone469 CHex#5a2e0eRgb90 46 14Cmyk0 49 84 65Lab24 17 28Darker#351b08Deep#582d0eLighter#914f1e

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 84, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a2e0e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 49 84 65
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 49 81 71
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Saddle brown in css

Copy #5a2e0e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a2e0e; }
.text { color: #5a2e0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2e0e; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5a2e0e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.46:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.83:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a2e0e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Saddle brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5a2e0e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around saddle brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn saddle brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5a2e0e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from saddle brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5a2e0e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.