Saffron (F6AA1E) — 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 #F6AA1E

RGB rgb(246, 170, 30)

HSL hsl(39°, 92%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:88% K:4%

Luminance 0.4902

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.96:1

Aa — #F6AA1E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.69:1

Aa — #F6AA1E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F6AA1E #1E69F6

Analogous

#F63E1E #F6AA1E #D5F61E

Triadic

#F6AA1E #1EF6AA #AA1EF6

Split-comp.

#F6AA1E #1ED5F6 #3E1EF6

Tetradic

#F6AA1E #1EF63E #1E69F6 #F61ED5

Monochromatic

#412C06 #9E6C10 #EAA72A #EEBA58 #F5D79E

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