Palettes / Colors / #8B4513

#8B4513 — Orange

#8B4513 is the named color SaddleBrown. It belongs to the orange family.

#8B4513 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #13598B; it also sits naturally between #8B131D and #8B8113. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 55% · Green 27% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 86% · Key 45%

Previews

CSS code for #8B4513

.text { color: #8B4513; }
.background { background-color: #8B4513; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8B4513; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 69, 19); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 76%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8B4513; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8B4513; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8B4513">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8B4513">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8B4513

Tints of #8B4513

Tones of #8B4513

Color harmonies

Complementary — #13598B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8B4513: #FFFFFF.

How #8B4513 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #8B4513 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8B4513?

#8B4513 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 139, 69, 19). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8B4513?

#8B4513 is RGB 139, 69, 19 — HSL 25°, 76%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 86%, 45%.

What colors go with #8B4513?

Its complement is #13598B; analogous partners are #8B131D and #8B8113. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8B4513 for text?

White text on #8B4513 has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.