Saddle brown

#8d3d1f

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Saddle brown color values

Every conversion for #8d3d1f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d3d1f

RGB141, 61, 31

HSL16, 64%, 34%

HSV16, 78%, 55%

CMYK0%, 57%, 78%, 45%

Lab36.17, 32.07, 34.09

XYZ12.9, 9.1, 2.37

Decimal9256223

Web safe#993333

Pantone174 C

Shades of saddle brown

#81381c #76331a #6a2e17 #5f2915 #532412 #471f10 #3c1a0d #30150b #251008 #190b06

Tints of saddle brown

#a74825 #c1542b #d36339 #d97853 #df8c6d #e5a187 #eab5a2 #f0cabc #f6dfd6 #fcf3f0

Colors that go with saddle brown

Complementary#1f6f8d Analogous#8d1f38 Analogous#8d741f Triadic#1f8d3d Triadic#3d1f8d Split complementary#1f8d74 Split complementary#1f388d

Saddle brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 57, 78, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d3d1f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 57 78 45

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 76 51

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 #8d3d1f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d3d1f; }
.text { color: #8d3d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d3d1f; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8d3d1f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d3d1f 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 #8d3d1f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #8d3d1f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from saddle brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8d3d1f are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.