#8A4E1A Saddle Brown
rgb(138, 78, 26)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #8A4E1A
- RGB
- rgb(138, 78, 26)
- RGBA
- rgba(138, 78, 26, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(28, 68%, 32%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(28, 81%, 54%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 46%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(13.393, 10.928, 2.381)
- LAB
- lab(39.46 21.14 39.69)
- LCH
- lch(39.46 44.97 61.96)
- OKLAB
- oklab(48.59% 0.056 0.0863)
- OKLCH
- oklch(48.59% 0.1029 57.01)
- Nearest name
- Saddle Brown
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#8a4e1a1a
#8a4e1a33
#8a4e1a4d
#8a4e1a66
#8a4e1a80
#8a4e1a99
#8a4e1ab3
#8a4e1acc
#8a4e1ae6
#8a4e1aff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
6.59:1
Body text AA · Large text AA
On black
3.19:1
Body text AA Large · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 6.59:1.
Color blindness preview
Protanopia
No red cones — ~1% of men
Protanomaly
Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men
Deuteranopia
No green cones — ~1% of men
Deuteranomaly
Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men
Tritanopia
No blue cones — very rare
Tritanomaly
Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare
Achromatopsia
No color perception — ~1 in 30,000
Achromatomaly
Partial color perception — rare
Meaning, psychology and brand usage
Friendly energy without red's alarm
Orange reads as enthusiastic and affordable. It converts well on calls to action because it is highly visible yet lacks red's threat association. At low saturation it becomes terracotta and shifts from playful to crafted and earthy.
Associated with harvest, warmth, and creativity in Western markets, and with sacred devotion in India where saffron carries religious weight.
The colour had no English name until the fruit arrived in the sixteenth century — before that it was 'geoluread', yellow-red. Modern brand orange owes its ubiquity to inexpensive azo pigments.
Strong for developer tools, logistics, and value-focused consumer brands. Pair with a dark neutral rather than another warm hue to avoid a Halloween reading.
Common industries: Technology, Logistics, Fitness, Construction, Family retail. Pairs well with deep teal for balance, off-black for contrast, sand for a natural palette.
Code exports
CSS
:root {
--color-saddle-brown: #8a4e1a;
--color-saddle-brown-rgb: 138 78 26;
--color-saddle-brown-hsl: 28 68% 32%;
--color-saddle-brown-oklch: 48.59% 0.1029 57.01;
}
.element {
color: #8a4e1a;
background-color: hsl(28, 68%, 32%);
border: 1px solid rgb(138 78 26 / 40%);
}SCSS
$saddle-brown: #8a4e1a;
$saddle-brown-light: #c5a78d;
$saddle-brown-dark: #45270d;
.element {
color: $saddle-brown;
background: rgba($saddle-brown, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($saddle-brown, 8%);
}
}LESS
@saddle-brown: #8a4e1a;
@saddle-brown-light: lighten(@saddle-brown, 12%);
@saddle-brown-dark: darken(@saddle-brown, 12%);
.element {
color: @saddle-brown;
background: fade(@saddle-brown, 12%);
}Tailwind CSS
/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
--color-saddle-brown-50: #e8dcd1;
--color-saddle-brown-100: #dccaba;
--color-saddle-brown-200: #d0b8a3;
--color-saddle-brown-300: #b99576;
--color-saddle-brown-400: #a17148;
--color-saddle-brown-500: #8a4e1a;
--color-saddle-brown-600: #7c4617;
--color-saddle-brown-700: #613712;
--color-saddle-brown-800: #45270d;
--color-saddle-brown-900: #291708;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-saddle-brown-500 text-saddle-brown-50 ring-saddle-brown-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#8a4e1a]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$saddle-brown: #8a4e1a;
$primary: $saddle-brown;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"saddle-brown": $saddle-brown
));
// Generates .text-saddle-brown, .bg-saddle-brown, .btn-saddle-brown
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color saddleBrown = Color(0xFF8A4E1A);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor saddleBrownSwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF8A4E1A, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFE8DCD1),
100: Color(0xFFDCCABA),
200: Color(0xFFD0B8A3),
300: Color(0xFFB99576),
400: Color(0xFFA17148),
500: Color(0xFF8A4E1A),
600: Color(0xFF7C4617),
700: Color(0xFF613712),
800: Color(0xFF45270D),
900: Color(0xFF291708),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #8a4e1a — Saddle Brown
static let saddleBrown = Color(
red: 0.5412,
green: 0.3059,
blue: 0.102
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let saddleBrown = UIColor(
red: 0.5412,
green: 0.3059,
blue: 0.102,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="saddle_brown">#8A4E1A</color>
<color name="saddle_brown_translucent">#808A4E1A</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val SaddleBrown = Color(0xFF8A4E1A)JavaScript
export const SADDLE_BROWN = {
hex: "#8a4e1a",
rgb: [138, 78, 26],
hsl: [28, 68, 32],
oklch: "oklch(48.59% 0.1029 57.01)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"saddle-brown": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#8a4e1a",
"$description": "Saddle Brown — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}