Saddle brown

#9c5c16

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

This is Saddle brown, a strong orange at 31 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 #9c5c16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c5c16

RGB156, 92, 22

HSL31, 75%, 35%

HSV31, 86%, 61%

CMYK0%, 41%, 86%, 39%

Lab45.33, 21.07, 47.57

XYZ17.68, 14.78, 2.68

Decimal10247190

Web safe#996600

Pantone154 C

Shades of saddle brown

#8f5414 #824d12 #754511 #683e0f #5b360d #4e2e0b #422709 #351f07 #281706 #1b1004

Tints of saddle brown

#b86c1a #d37c1e #e28c2f #e59b4a #e9aa66 #edba81 #f1c99d #f5d8b8 #f9e7d4 #fdf6ef

Colors that go with saddle brown

Complementary#16569c Analogous#9c1916 Analogous#999c16 Triadic#169c5c Triadic#5c169c Split complementary#16999c Split complementary#19169c

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, 41, 86, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c5c16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 86 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 83 45

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 #9c5c16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c5c16; }
.text { color: #9c5c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5c16; }

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 #9c5c16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c5c16 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 #9c5c16 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 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 #9c5c16 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 #9c5c16 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.