Saddle brown

#814431

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

Saddle brown is a deep red that reads weighty. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Saddle brown color values

Every conversion for #814431, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#814431
RGB129, 68, 49
HSL14, 45%, 35%
HSV14, 62%, 51%
CMYK0%, 47%, 62%, 49%
Lab36.03, 24.28, 23.04
XYZ11.67, 9.02, 4.03
Decimal8471601
Web safe#993333
Pantone478 C
Pantone478 CHex#814431Rgb129 68 49Cmyk0 47 62 49Lab36 24 23Darker#2c1711Deep#4d291dLighter#af624a

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 62, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #814431 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 47 62 49
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 47 61 55
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 #814431 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #814431; }
.text { color: #814431; }
.border { border: 2px solid #814431; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #814431 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.49:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #814431 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 #814431 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 #814431 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

Every value on this page for #814431 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.