Saffron (F3A920) — 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 #F3A920

RGB rgb(243, 169, 32)

HSL hsl(39°, 90%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:87% K:5%

Luminance 0.4813

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2:1

Aa — #F3A920

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.51:1

Aa — #F3A920

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F3A920 #206AF3

Analogous

#F34020 #F3A920 #D4F320

Triadic

#F3A920 #20F3A9 #A920F3

Split-comp.

#F3A920 #20D4F3 #4020F3

Tetradic

#F3A920 #20F340 #206AF3 #F320D4

Monochromatic

#402C07 #9C6C11 #E8A62C #EDB95A #F4D69F

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