Saddlebag Color

#8a534e

Saddlebag is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #75acb1
Complementary Color #4e858a
Color Shade: mid red (5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.35% (better contrasting with white)
Saddlebag Color Sample
Saddlebag Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a534e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Saddlebag Color. The Terra Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Medium Taupe (#674c47) for more calm effect. Try Spiced Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4e858a is the best complementary color to Saddlebag. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a534e complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #8a4e66 and #8a714e. Thus found on the left and right of #8a534e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Saddlebag.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saddlebag palette consists of #4e668a and #4e8a71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e858a). Try Kashmir Blue and Como colors in combination with #8a534e, 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 #8a534e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saddlebag. Thus Butterfly Bush and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saddlebag contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a534e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Saddlebag tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4e858a) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e8a53 and #8a4e85.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a534e is made of 46% red, 28% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Saddlebag has a hue angle of 5°, a saturation of 27.78% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a534e is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #8a534e
RGB Decimal rgb(138,83,78)
RGB Percentage 46%, 28%, 26%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 23.53, 45.88
HSL hsl(5,27.78%,42.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5,43.48%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.4375,22.3231,12.6804)
XYZ xyz(14.9496,12.1398,8.763)
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