English Saddle Color

#8e6947

English 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 #7196b8
Complementary Color #476b8e
Color Shade: warm red (28.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
English Saddle Color Sample
English Saddle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e6947

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Saddle Color. The Rookwood Antique Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Florentine Brown (#7a5544) for more calm effect. Try Bulrush as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#476b8e is the best complementary color to English 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 #8e6947 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Spicy Mix are #8e4748 and #8e8c47. Thus found on the left and right of #8e6947 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with English Saddle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary English Saddle palette consists of #47488e and #478e8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#476b8e). Try Victoria and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8e6947, 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 #8e6947 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 English Saddle. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of English Saddle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e6947 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. English Saddle tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#476b8e) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #478e69 and #8e476b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e6947 is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode English Saddle has a hue angle of 28.73°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e6947 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 44.31% black ink.

HEX #8e6947
RGB Decimal rgb(142,105,71)
RGB Percentage 45%, 33%, 22%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 27.85, 44.31
HSL hsl(28.73,33.33%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.73,50%,55.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.3771,10.4245,24.8286)
XYZ xyz(17.3442,16.3089,8.195)
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