Saffron (F6A31E) — 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 #F6A31E

RGB rgb(246, 163, 30)

HSL hsl(37°, 92%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:34% Y:88% K:4%

Luminance 0.4643

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.06:1

Aa — #F6A31E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.18:1

Aa — #F6A31E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F6A31E #1E71F6

Analogous

#F6371E #F6A31E #DCF61E

Triadic

#F6A31E #1EF6A3 #A31EF6

Split-comp.

#F6A31E #1EDCF6 #371EF6

Tetradic

#F6A31E #1EF637 #1E71F6 #F61EDC

Monochromatic

#412B06 #9E6710 #EAA02A #EEB558 #F5D49E

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