Saffron (E9A94B) — 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 #E9A94B

RGB rgb(233, 169, 75)

HSL hsl(36°, 78%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:68% K:9%

Luminance 0.4685

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.05:1

Aa — #E9A94B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.24:1

Aa — #E9A94B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9A94B #4989E9

Analogous

#E95949 #E9A94B #D9E949

Triadic

#E9A94B #49E9A9 #A949E9

Split-comp.

#E9A94B #49D9E9 #5949E9

Tetradic

#E9A94B #49E959 #4989E9 #E949D9

Monochromatic

#563A10 #AB7421 #DEA754 #E7BD7E #F3DEBF

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