Saddle Color

#4c3024

Saddle is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #b3cfdb
Complementary Color #243f4c
Color Shade: warm red (18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 21.96% (better contrasting with white)
Saddle Color Sample
Saddle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c3024

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Saddle Color. The Weathervane color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Smoked Paprika (#6e362c) for more energetic effect. Try Pumpernickel Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#243f4c is the best complementary color to Saddle. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c3024 complementary color is Blue Dianne, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Saddle are #4c242c and #4c4424. Thus found on the left and right of #4c3024 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Lisbon Brown colors as they work well with Saddle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saddle palette consists of #242c4c and #244c44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#243f4c). Try Cloud Burst and Plantation colors in combination with #4c3024, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4c3024 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saddle. Thus Port Gore and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saddle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Dianne, Mallard, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c3024 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saddle tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#243f4c) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Blue Dianne. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #244c30 and #4c243f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c3024 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Saddle has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 35.71% and a lightness of 21.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c3024 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 70.2% black ink.

HEX #4c3024
RGB Decimal rgb(76,48,36)
RGB Percentage 48%, 30%, 23%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 15.68, 70.2
HSL hsl(18,35.71%,21.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18,52.63%,29.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.9227,11.1593,12.8946)
XYZ xyz(4.3559,3.7778,2.1687)
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