Saddle brown

#8a390e

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

This is Saddle brown, a vivid orange at 21 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 #8a390e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a390e
RGB138, 57, 14
HSL21, 82%, 30%
HSV21, 90%, 54%
CMYK0%, 59%, 90%, 46%
Lab34.72, 32.36, 40.65
XYZ12.02, 8.36, 1.4
Decimal9058574
Web safe#993300
Pantone1685 C
Pantone1685 CHex#8a390eRgb138 57 14Cmyk0 59 90 46Lab35 32 41Darker#381706Deep#5d2609Lighter#c2571e

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, 59, 90, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a390e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 59 90 46
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 58 87 52
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 #8a390e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a390e; }
.text { color: #8a390e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a390e; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a390e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.86:1
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 #8a390e 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 #8a390e 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 #8a390e 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 #8a390e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.