Saffron Crocus is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #a7b388 |
| Complementary Color | #6a774b |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Crocus Color. The Just a Fairytale color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Club Grey (#464159) for more calm effect. Try Purple Gumball as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a774b is the best complementary color to Saffron Crocus. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #584c77 complementary color is Dingley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #4b5577 and #6d4b77. Thus found on the left and right of #584c77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Saffron Crocus.
The split-complementary Saffron Crocus palette consists of #55774b and #776d4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a774b). Try Dingley and Go Ben colors in combination with #584c77, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #584c77 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saffron Crocus. Thus Como and Roman Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saffron Crocus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #584c77 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saffron Crocus tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#6a774b) and two others. The Roman Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bayoux – 120° from the complementary Dingley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77584b and #4b6a77.
In a RGB color space, hex #584c77 is made of 31% red, 27% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron Crocus has a hue angle of 256.74°, a saturation of 22.05% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #584c77 is made of 12.16% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #584c77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,76,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 27%, 42% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 16.87, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(256.74,22.05%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.74,36.13%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.1538,15.069,-22.7446) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9387,8.5755,18.5842) |