Saddle brown

#a25b03

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. 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 #a25b03, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a25b03
RGB162, 91, 3
HSL33, 96%, 32%
HSV33, 98%, 64%
CMYK0%, 44%, 98%, 36%
Lab45.87, 23.92, 53.63
XYZ18.66, 15.17, 2.03
Decimal10640131
Web safe#996600
Pantone154 C
Pantone154 CHex#a25b03Rgb162 91 3Cmyk0 44 98 36Lab46 24 54Darker#3c2201Deep#643802Lighter#dd8110

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, 44, 98, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a25b03 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 98 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 94 42
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 #a25b03 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a25b03; }
.text { color: #a25b03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a25b03; }

How saddle brown looks on light and dark

Saddle brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a25b03 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.21:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a25b03 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 #a25b03 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 #a25b03 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 #a25b03 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.