Saffron Blossom Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #637554 |
| Complementary Color | #98ab8a |
| Color Shade: | violet (272.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Blossom Mauve Color. The Fuji Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Transparent Mauve (#b4a6bf) for more calm effect. Try Obi Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98ab8a is the best complementary color to Saffron Blossom Mauve. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c8aab complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #8b8aab and #ab8aa9. Thus found on the left and right of #9c8aab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Bouquet colors as they work well with Saffron Blossom Mauve.
The split-complementary Saffron Blossom Mauve palette consists of #8aab8b and #a9ab8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98ab8a). Try Envy and Locust colors in combination with #9c8aab, 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 #9c8aab offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saffron Blossom Mauve. Thus Cascade and Hillary giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saffron Blossom Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Del Rio, and Cascade split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c8aab square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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 Blossom Mauve tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#98ab8a) and two others. The Hillary is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab9c8a and #8a98ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c8aab is made of 34% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron Blossom Mauve has a hue angle of 272.73°, a saturation of 16.42% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c8aab is made of 5.88% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #9c8aab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,138,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 30%, 37% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 12.94, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(272.73,16.42%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(272.73,19.3%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.0556,13.1708,-14.8948) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1495,28.1852,42.3793) |