Saffron Valley Color

#a7843e

Saffron Valley is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #587bc1
Complementary Color #3e60a7
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Saffron Valley Color Sample
Saffron Valley Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7843e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Valley Color. The Rokou Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ginger Beer (#c27f38) for more energetic effect. Try Mustard Magic as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3e60a7 is the best complementary color to Saffron Valley. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7843e complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sycamore are #a74f3e and #95a73e. Thus found on the left and right of #a7843e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sushi colors as they work well with Saffron Valley.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saffron Valley palette consists of #4f3ea7 and #3e95a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e60a7). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #a7843e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a7843e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saffron Valley. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saffron Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7843e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saffron Valley tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e60a7) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ea784 and #a73e60.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7843e is made of 46% red, 37% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron Valley has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 45.85% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7843e is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a7843e
RGB Decimal rgb(167,132,62)
RGB Percentage 46%, 37%, 17%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 41.18, 34.51
HSL hsl(40,45.85%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,62.87%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.1395,5.3465,42.0747)
XYZ xyz(25.0571,25.0658,8.075)
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