Saddle brown

#89552f

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

This is Saddle brown, a soft orange at 25 degrees. 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 #89552f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89552f
RGB137, 85, 47
HSL25, 49%, 36%
HSV25, 66%, 54%
CMYK0%, 38%, 66%, 46%
Lab41.25, 17.79, 30.77
XYZ14.08, 12.02, 4.27
Decimal9000239
Web safe#996633
Pantone4635 C
Pantone4635 CHex#89552fRgb137 85 47Cmyk0 38 66 46Lab41 18 31Darker#2e1c10Deep#54341dLighter#b87748

Shades of saddle brown

#7e4e2b#724727#674023#5b391f#50321b#442a17#392314#2e1c10#22150c#170e08

Tints of saddle brown

#a06337#b7713f#c38151#cb9268#d3a27f#dbb396#e3c4ad#ebd4c4#f3e5db#faf5f2

Colors that go with saddle brown

Complementary#2f6389Analogous#892f36Analogous#89822fTriadic#2f8955Triadic#552f89Split complementary#2f8982Split complementary#2f3689

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, 38, 66, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89552f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 66 46
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 65 52
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 #89552f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89552f; }
.text { color: #89552f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89552f; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #89552f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.17:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.40:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89552f 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 #89552f 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 #89552f 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 #89552f is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.