Saddle brown

#a55f03

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 #a55f03, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a55f03

RGB165, 95, 3

HSL34, 96%, 33%

HSV34, 98%, 65%

CMYK0%, 42%, 98%, 35%

Lab47.22, 23.01, 54.72

XYZ19.63, 16.19, 2.18

Decimal10837763

Web safe#996600

Pantone154 C

Shades of saddle brown

#985703 #8a4f03 #7d4802 #6f4002 #623802 #543002 #472901 #392101 #2c1901 #1e1101

Tints of saddle brown

#c57104 #e58404 #fb950f #fba32e #fcb14e #fcbf6e #fdcd8e #fedbae #fee9ce #fff7ed

Colors that go with saddle brown

Complementary#0349a5 Analogous#a50e03 Analogous#9aa503 Triadic#03a55f Triadic#5f03a5 Split complementary#039aa5 Split complementary#0e03a5

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, 42, 98, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a55f03 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 98 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 94 41

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 #a55f03 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a55f03; }
.text { color: #a55f03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55f03; }

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 #a55f03 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a55f03 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 #a55f03 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 #a55f03 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 #a55f03 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.