Saddle brown

#6a4201

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 #6a4201, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a4201
RGB106, 66, 1
HSL37, 98%, 21%
HSV37, 99%, 42%
CMYK0%, 38%, 99%, 58%
Lab31.72, 12.48, 41.01
XYZ7.9, 6.96, 0.96
Decimal6963713
Web safe#663300
Pantone1405 C
Pantone1405 CHex#6a4201Rgb106 66 1Cmyk0 38 99 58Lab32 12 41Darker#3d2601Lighter#a86c0a

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 99, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a4201 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 99 58
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 95 64
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 #6a4201 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a4201; }
.text { color: #6a4201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4201; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6a4201 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.78:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a4201 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 #6a4201 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 #6a4201 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #6a4201 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.