Saffron (ED8C0A) — 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 #ED8C0A

RGB rgb(237, 140, 10)

HSL hsl(34°, 92%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:41% Y:96% K:7%

Luminance 0.3722

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.51:1

Aa — #ED8C0A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.36:1

Aa — #ED8C0A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ED8C0A #0A6BEB

Analogous

#EB190A #ED8C0A #DCEB0A

Triadic

#ED8C0A #0AEB89 #890AEB

Split-comp.

#ED8C0A #0ADCEB #190AEB

Tetradic

#ED8C0A #0AEB19 #0A6BEB #EB0ADC

Monochromatic

#F9E4C7 #F0B66A #DF8816 #B06B11 #6B410B

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