#8B4513Saddlebrown is a rich, strongly saturated, dark warm orange (#8B4513).
Saddlebrown reads as a rich, strongly saturated orange with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes saddlebrown a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
With a 7.10:1 contrast ratio against white, saddlebrown is dark enough to carry white text at any size — use it confidently for buttons, headers and filled UI elements. Against black text it manages 2.96:1, so stick with white type on saddlebrown surfaces.
For pairings, the complement of saddlebrown sits at 205° — #13598B, close to steelblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for saddlebrown in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from saddlebrown's position on the color wheel (hue 25°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix saddlebrown toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how saddlebrown performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Saddlebrown | 7.10:1 | AAA | AAA |
| Black text on Saddlebrown | 2.96:1 | Fail | Fail |
#6D6C1F#717622#87292BCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword saddlebrown directly.
:root {
--saddlebrown: #8B4513;
--saddlebrown-rgb: 139, 69, 19;
--saddlebrown-tint: #BF997D;
--saddlebrown-shade: #4C260A;
}
.btn-saddlebrown {
background: var(--saddlebrown);
color: #ffffff;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'saddlebrown': {
DEFAULT: '#8B4513',
light: '#BF997D',
dark: '#4C260A',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.