Saddle brown

#8e4c06

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 #8e4c06, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8e4c06
RGB142, 76, 6
HSL31, 92%, 29%
HSV31, 96%, 56%
CMYK0%, 46%, 96%, 44%
Lab39.47, 23.54, 47.09
XYZ13.77, 10.93, 1.56
Decimal9325574
Web safe#993300
Pantone724 C
Pantone724 CHex#8e4c06Rgb142 76 6Cmyk0 46 96 44Lab39 24 47Darker#3b1f02Deep#623404Lighter#c87013

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 46, 96, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8e4c06 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 46 96 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 46 92 50
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 #8e4c06 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8e4c06; }
.text { color: #8e4c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4c06; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8e4c06 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.19:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8e4c06 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 #8e4c06 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 #8e4c06 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 #8e4c06 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.