Saffron (E9A02E) — 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 #E9A02E

RGB rgb(233, 160, 46)

HSL hsl(37°, 81%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:80% K:9%

Luminance 0.4325

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.2:1

Aa — #E9A02E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.53:1

Aa — #E9A02E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9A02E #2F77E9

Analogous

#E9452F #E9A02E #D4E92F

Triadic

#E9A02E #2FE9A2 #A22FE9

Split-comp.

#E9A02E #2FD4E9 #452FE9

Tetradic

#E9A02E #2FE945 #2F77E9 #E92FD4

Monochromatic

#412D0B #99681A #DE9F3B #E5B566 #F0D4A8

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