Saffron (8B5A05) — 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 #8B5A05

RGB rgb(139, 90, 5)

HSL hsl(38°, 93%, 28%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:96% K:45%

Luminance 0.1283

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.89:1

Aa — #8B5A05

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #8B5A05

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5A05 #05368A

Analogous

#8A1705 #8B5A05 #788A05

Triadic

#8B5A05 #058A59 #59058A

Split-comp.

#8B5A05 #05788A #17058A

Tetradic

#8B5A05 #058A17 #05368A #8A0578

Monochromatic

#F1BF6A #E09515 #83570C #543808 #0E0901

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