Saddle brown

#5d3601

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

Saddle brown is a dark orange with anchoring warmth. 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 #5d3601, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d3601
RGB93, 54, 1
HSL35, 98%, 18%
HSV35, 99%, 36%
CMYK0%, 42%, 99%, 64%
Lab26.64, 13.48, 36.21
XYZ5.84, 4.97, 0.68
Decimal6108673
Web safe#663300
Pantone161 C
Pantone161 CHex#5d3601Rgb93 54 1Cmyk0 42 99 64Lab27 13 36Darker#3d2301Lighter#9c5e0a

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 99, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d3601 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 42 99 64
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 43 95 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Saddle brown in css

Copy #5d3601 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d3601; }
.text { color: #5d3601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3601; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5d3601 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.53:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.99:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d3601 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Saddle brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5d3601 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn saddle brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5d3601 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

The figures for #5d3601 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.