Saffron (DA950E) — 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 #DA950E

RGB rgb(218, 149, 14)

HSL hsl(40°, 88%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:94% K:15%

Luminance 0.37

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.53:1

Aa — #DA950E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.29:1

Aa — #DA950E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DA950E #0E51D8

Analogous

#D82F0E #DA950E #B6D80E

Triadic

#DA950E #0ED894 #940ED8

Split-comp.

#DA950E #0EB6D8 #2F0ED8

Tetradic

#DA950E #0ED82F #0E51D8 #D80EB6

Monochromatic

#F7E3BB #EBBD60 #CC9119 #9F7014 #5B400B

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