Saffron (BC740B) — 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 #BC740B

RGB rgb(188, 116, 11)

HSL hsl(36°, 89%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:94% K:26%

Luminance 0.2352

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.72:1

Aa — #BC740B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.64:1

Aa — #BC740B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BC740B #0B52BC

Analogous

#BC1D0B #BC740B #AABC0B

Triadic

#BC740B #0BBC75 #750BBC

Split-comp.

#BC740B #0BAABC #1D0BBC

Tetradic

#BC740B #0BBC1D #0B52BC #BC0BAA

Monochromatic

#F4D29F #E9A744 #B27315 #845610 #402907

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