Saddle brown

#854f00

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

Saddle brown is a deep orange with rich 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 #854f00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#854f00
RGB133, 79, 0
HSL36, 100%, 26%
HSV36, 100%, 52%
CMYK0%, 41%, 100%, 48%
Lab38.86, 17.59, 47.91
XYZ12.47, 10.58, 1.38
Decimal8736512
Web safe#996600
Pantone724 C
Pantone724 CHex#854f00Rgb133 79 0Cmyk0 41 100 48Lab39 18 48Darker#3d2400Deep#663d00Lighter#c2770a

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, 41, 100, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #854f00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 41 100 48
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 42 96 54
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Saddle brown in css

Copy #854f00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #854f00; }
.text { color: #854f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854f00; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #854f00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.74:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.12:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #854f00 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 #854f00 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 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 #854f00 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 #854f00 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.