What colors make Saffron?
On this page, you will find the Saffron Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Saffron, color palettes, and related colors.
Saffron color code
The Saffron hex code is #F4C430. The Saffron hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Saffron. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #F4 in Hex amounts to 96%
- Green: #C4 in Hex amounts to 77%
- Blue: #30 in Hex amounts to 19%
Saffron in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Saffron is 45deg, 90%, 57% HSL.
- Hue: 45deg
- Saturation: 90%
- Light: 57%
Saffron color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Saffron is 0% 20% 80% 4% CMYK.
- Cyan: 0%
- Magenta: 20%
- Yellow: 80%
- Key (or Black): 4%
Different shades of Saffron
According to its HSL value, Saffron contains about 57% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #FCF1CE 45deg, 89%, 90% 0%, 4%, 18%, 99%
- #F9E39E 45deg, 89%, 80% 0%, 8%, 36%, 99%
- #F7D56D 45deg, 89%, 70% 0%, 13%, 55%, 99%
- #F4C73D 45deg, 89%, 60% 0%, 18%, 74%, 99%
- #F2B90C 45deg, 89%, 50% 0%, 23%, 94%, 99%
- #C1940A 45deg, 89%, 40% 0%, 23%, 94%, 99%
- #916F07 45deg, 89%, 30% 0%, 23%, 94%, 99%
- #604A05 45deg, 89%, 20% 0%, 23%, 94%, 99%
- #302502 45deg, 89%, 10% 0%, 23%, 94%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Saffron
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Saffron on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Saffron contrasts better with a black background is because Saffron has a degree of brightness of 57% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Saffron color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Saffron, but below is our favorite:
- Flamboyant
#F73D37 - Vermillion Orange
#F75D32 - Peach Fury
#F88435 - Cadmium Orange
#ED872D - Nyc Taxi
#F7B731 - Angel'S Trumpet
#F6DD34
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Saffron
- Off White
#F5F5F5 - Scallop Seashell
#F7D6D0 - Flip-Flop
#F2C4A7 - Creamy Peach
#F4A384 - Pani Puri
#F4AA53 - Sunshine Mellow
#F5C20B
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Saffron:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #8DF42F
- #F4C42F
- #F42F32
- #F4C42F
- #F4612F
- #F42F5F
- #2FF437
- #F4C42F
- #F42F97
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #2FC1F4
- #2FF482
- #80F42F
- #F4C42F
- #2F87F4
- #2FF4A9
- #6DF42F
- #F4C42F
- #42F42F
- #F4C42F
- #F42F7D
- #892FF4
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #F4C42F
- #F42F56
- #D72FF4
- #2F42F4
- #2FF4EB
- #F4C42F
- #F42F4F
- #E42FF4
- #302FF4
- #2FE2F4
- #2FF447
- #9EF42F
- #F4C42F
- #F43E2F
- #F42FA7
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #2F3FF4
- #2FBBF4
- #2FF4B0
- #2FF434
- #A7F42F
- #F4C42F
- #F4C42F
- #F42F42
- #F42FE9
- #582FF4
- #2FAEF4
- #2FF493
- #2FF43A
- #A4F42F
- #F4C42F
- #F4442F
- #F42F9A
- #CD2FF4
You will find specific color values of Saffron on this page. For example, the Saffron HEX color code is #F4C430. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Saffron are:
- Xanthous color code is (241.0, 180.0, 47.0).
- Nyc Taxi color code is (247.0, 183.0, 49.0).
- Angel'S Trumpet color code is (246.0, 221.0, 52.0).
- Banana Bombshell color code is (247.0, 232.0, 46.0).
- Fluffy Duckling color code is (252.0, 223.0, 57.0).
- Broom color code is (238.0, 204.0, 36.0).
- Pika Yellow color code is (238.0, 233.0, 45.0).
- Spectacular Saffron color code is (237.0, 217.0, 36.0).
- Maximum Yellow color code is (250.0, 250.0, 55.0).
- Banana Bandanna color code is (248.0, 247.0, 57.0).
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A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Saffron include Xanthous, Nyc Taxi, Angel'S Trumpet, Banana Bombshell, Fluffy Duckling, Broom, Pika Yellow, Spectacular Saffron, Maximum Yellow, and Banana Bandanna. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
