Saddle brown

#803f2c

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

Saddle brown lands in the red band, deep and soft. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Saddle brown color values

Every conversion for #803f2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#803f2c
RGB128, 63, 44
HSL14, 49%, 34%
HSV14, 66%, 50%
CMYK0%, 51%, 66%, 50%
Lab34.65, 26.32, 24.33
XYZ11.13, 8.33, 3.4
Decimal8404780
Web safe#993333
Pantone478 C
Pantone478 CHex#803f2cRgb128 63 44Cmyk0 51 66 50Lab35 26 24Darker#2e1610Deep#4c251aLighter#af5c44

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 51, 66, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #803f2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 51 66 50
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 51 65 56
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 #803f2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #803f2c; }
.text { color: #803f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803f2c; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #803f2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.88:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.67:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #803f2c 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 #803f2c 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 #803f2c 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

Here is how the numbers for #803f2c are worked out. 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.