Saffron (CA7E0C) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Saffron"

Yellow · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Saffron pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #CA7E0C

RGB rgb(202, 126, 12)

HSL hsl(36°, 89%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:94% K:21%

Luminance 0.2791

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.23:1

Aa — #CA7E0C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.5:1

Aa — #CA7E0C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CA7E0C #0C58CA

Analogous

#CA1F0C #CA7E0C #B7CA0C

Triadic

#CA7E0C #0CCA7E #7E0CCA

Split-comp.

#CA7E0C #0CB7CA #1F0CCA

Tetradic

#CA7E0C #0CCA1F #0C58CA #CA0CB7

Monochromatic

#F5D8AD #EBAD52 #C07C16 #925E11 #4E3209

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