Saddle brown

#6d4909

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

This is Saddle brown, a vivid orange at 38 degrees. 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 #6d4909, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d4909

RGB109, 73, 9

HSL38, 85%, 23%

HSV38, 92%, 43%

CMYK0%, 33%, 92%, 57%

Lab34.06, 9.9, 40.03

XYZ8.74, 8.04, 1.35

Decimal7162121

Web safe#663300

Pantone1405 C

Shades of saddle brown

#654408 #5d3e08 #553907 #4d3306 #452e06 #3d2905 #342304 #2c1e04 #241803 #1c1302

Tints of saddle brown

#90600c #b2770f #d58e12 #eda31f #efb142 #f2bf64 #f5cd87 #f8dca9 #fbeacc #fef8ef

Colors that go with saddle brown

Complementary#092d6d Analogous#6d1709 Analogous#5f6d09 Triadic#096d49 Triadic#49096d Split complementary#095f6d Split complementary#17096d

Saddle brown in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 92, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d4909 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 33 92 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 34 89 63

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 #6d4909 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d4909; }
.text { color: #6d4909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4909; }

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 #6d4909 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d4909 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 #6d4909 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 #6d4909 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

Every value on this page for #6d4909 is computed, not guessed. 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.