Saddle Brown is a medium dark bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Dark Orange, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Saddle Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Saddle Brown is #583401.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Saddle Brown has 35%% Red, 20% Green, and 0% Blue.
Saddle Brown has 35° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 35% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Saddle Brown has 35° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 17% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Saddle Brown has 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 99% yellow, and 65% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#583401 |
|
RGB |
(88, 52, 1) |
(35%, 20%, 0%) |
HSV |
(35°, 99, 35) |
(10%, 99%, 35%) |
HSL |
(35°, 100, 17) |
(10%, 100%, 17%) |
CMYK |
(0, 41, 99, 65) |
(0%, 41%, 99%, 65%) |
The natural luminance of Saddle Brown is 4%, which is low.
Saddle Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Saddle Brown and black have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Saddle Brown and white have a 11.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
4% |
insufficient (1.9) |
AAA (11.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Saddle Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 14% Yellow, 20% Red, 65% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
14%
Red
20%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
65%
White
0%
To mix Saddle Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Magenta, 24% Yellow, 65% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Yellow
24%
Black
65%
White
0%
Colors similar to Saddle Brown are: Carnaby Tan, Nutmeg Wood, Deep Bronze, Brown Bramble, and Antique Bronze. Carnaby Tan is more orange than Saddle Brown. Nutmeg Wood is more orange than Saddle Brown. Deep Bronze is more yellow and paler than Saddle Brown. Brown Bramble is more red and paler than Saddle Brown. Antique Bronze is more yellow and paler and lighter than Saddle Brown.