Saddle brown

#5c3c1b

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, deep and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Saddle brown color values

Every conversion for #5c3c1b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c3c1b

RGB92, 60, 27

HSL30, 55%, 23%

HSV30, 71%, 36%

CMYK0%, 35%, 71%, 64%

Lab28.34, 10.43, 25.63

XYZ6.23, 5.59, 1.79

Decimal6044699

Web safe#663333

Pantone161 C

Shades of saddle brown

#553819 #4e3317 #472f15 #412a13 #3a2611 #33210f #2c1d0d #25180b #1e1409 #180f07

Tints of saddle brown

#794f23 #96622c #b37434 #c88744 #d19a61 #d9ac7e #e2bf9b #ead1b8 #f2e4d4 #fbf6f1

Colors that go with saddle brown

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Saddle brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 71, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c3c1b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 71 64

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 69 70

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 #5c3c1b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c3c1b; }
.text { color: #5c3c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3c1b; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5c3c1b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c3c1b 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 #5c3c1b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #5c3c1b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #5c3c1b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.