Saddle brown

#79310f

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 #79310f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#79310f

RGB121, 49, 15

HSL19, 78%, 27%

HSV19, 88%, 47%

CMYK0%, 60%, 88%, 53%

Lab30.15, 29.57, 35.19

XYZ9.07, 6.3, 1.19

Decimal7942415

Web safe#663300

Pantone1685 C

Shades of saddle brown

#702d0e #66290d #5d260c #53220a #4a1e09 #411a08 #371607 #2e1306 #250f05 #1b0b03

Tints of saddle brown

#993e13 #b84b17 #d8571b #e56b31 #e98251 #ed9870 #f1af90 #f5c6b0 #f9ddcf #fdf4ef

Colors that go with saddle brown

Complementary#0f5779 Analogous#790f22 Analogous#79660f Triadic#0f7931 Triadic#310f79 Split complementary#0f7966 Split complementary#0f2279

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, 60, 88, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #79310f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 88 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 85 59

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #79310f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #79310f; }
.text { color: #79310f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79310f; }

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 #79310f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #79310f 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 #79310f 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 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 #79310f 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 #79310f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.