Saddle brown

Saddle brown color values

Every conversion for #8b5f1b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b5f1b on both.

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 #8b5f1b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b5f1b; }
.text { color: #8b5f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5f1b; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8b5f1b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b5f1b 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 #8b5f1b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #8b5f1b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values