Saffron (FAA50E) — 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 #FAA50E

RGB rgb(250, 165, 14)

HSL hsl(38°, 96%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:94% K:2%

Luminance 0.4781

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.01:1

Aa — #FAA50E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.45:1

Aa — #FAA50E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FAA50E #0F65FA

Analogous

#FA2E0F #FAA50E #DBFA0F

Triadic

#FAA50E #0FFAA4 #A40FFA

Split-comp.

#FAA50E #0FDBFA #2E0FFA

Tetradic

#FAA50E #0FFA2E #0F65FA #FA0FDB

Monochromatic

#392604 #98640B #EEA11B #F1B44B #F7D292

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