SaddleBrown

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#8B4513

Saddle Brown

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 7.10:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#8B4513sRGB hexadecimal
RGBrgb(139, 69, 19)screen channels
HSLhsl(25, 76%, 31%)hue, saturation, lightness
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 45%)approximate process color
Tailwindamber-800nearest palette utility, not an exact token

Foreground contrast

WCAG ratios
White textAAA7.10:1
Black textfails AA2.96:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

Palette relationships

generated in color space
Tonal ramp
#050505
#331D0F
#5D3112
#8B4513
#B67E5C
#DBBAA8
#FAFAFA
Analogous
#8B131D
#8B4513
#8B8113
Triadic
#8B4513
#138B45
#45138B
Complement
#8B4513
#13598B

Nearest named neighbors

Lab distance · lower is closer

CSS output

:root {
  --color-saddle-brown: #8B4513;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-saddle-brown);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}
Hue57°
Lightness37 L*
Chroma48.8
Luminance0.098