What is the hex code for Saddle Brown?

Saddle Brown is #8b4513. In CSS the keyword saddlebrown, the hex #8b4513, rgb(139, 69, 19) and hsl(25, 76%, 31%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Saddle Brown on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #13598b, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Saddle Brown for text?

Saddle Brown as text on white has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1, which passes WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1). On black it is 2.96:1, which fails for body text. It works as a text color on light surfaces.

CSS color names · Browns

Saddle Brown color: hex #8b4513, RGB and HSL

Saddle Brown is the CSS keyword saddlebrown, hex #8b4513, rgb(139, 69, 19), hsl(25, 76%, 31%). It is a dark, vivid orange in the browns family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: saddlebrown
Hex: #8b4513
RGB: rgb(139, 69, 19)
HSL: hsl(25, 76%, 31%)
On white: 7.1:1 — passes AA for body text
On black: 2.96:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text

.example {
  color: saddlebrown;          /* keyword */
  color: #8b4513;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(139, 69, 19); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(25, 76%, 31%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with saddle brown

Each match keeps saddle brown's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside saddle brown as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#13598b

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#138b81

#131d8b

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#138b45

#45138b

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#8b131d

#8b8113

Tints and shades of saddle brown

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as saddle brown — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#bf5f1a

#e37b31

#ea9c64

#f1bd98

#f8decb

Shades (darker)

#743a10

#5d2e0d

#462309

#2e1706

#170c03

A UI color palette built from saddle brown

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from saddle brown as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #8b4513
secondary: #138b81
accent: #131d8b
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f4f3
text: #221811
muted: #8f6e56
border: #ece4df

Dark mode

primary: #e37e35
secondary: #35e3d5
accent: #3544e3
background: #1b130e
surface: #281d15
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a394
border: #493527

Open saddle brown in the palette generator

Using saddle brown in an interface

Browns are muted oranges, and they behave like neutrals with warmth: the light ones make paper-like page backgrounds, the mid tones make borders and muted text, and the dark ones can carry body text. Brands that want to feel crafted or organic lean on this family. Whichever role saddle brown takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Saddle Brown?: Saddle Brown is #8b4513. In CSS the keyword saddlebrown, the hex #8b4513, rgb(139, 69, 19) and hsl(25, 76%, 31%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Saddle Brown?: Its complement is #13598b, the split-complementary pair is #138b81 and #131d8b, the triadic partners are #138b45 and #45138b, and the analogous neighbors are #8b131d and #8b8113. In an interface, use Saddle Brown for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Saddle Brown on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #13598b, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Saddle Brown for text?: Saddle Brown as text on white has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1, which passes WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1). On black it is 2.96:1, which fails for body text. It works as a text color on light surfaces.