Saddle brown

#985300

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 33 degrees. 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 #985300, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#985300
RGB152, 83, 0
HSL33, 100%, 30%
HSV33, 100%, 60%
CMYK0%, 45%, 100%, 40%
Lab42.55, 23.93, 51.59
XYZ16.04, 12.86, 1.64
Decimal9982720
Web safe#996600
Pantone160 C
Pantone160 CHex#985300Rgb152 83 0Cmyk0 45 100 40Lab43 24 52Darker#3d2100Deep#663800Lighter#d4790b

Shades of saddle brown

Tints of saddle brown

Colors that go with saddle brown

Saddle brown in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 100, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #985300 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 45 100 40
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 45 96 46
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Saddle brown in css

Copy #985300 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #985300; }
.text { color: #985300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985300; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #985300 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.88:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.57:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #985300 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Saddle brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #985300 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn saddle brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #985300 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

The figures for #985300 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.