Dried Saffron Color

#c33e29

Dried Saffron is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #3cc1d6
Complementary Color #28adc3
Color Shade: mid red (8.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Dried Saffron Color Sample
Dried Saffron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c33e29

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Saffron Color. The Chilean Fire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Birch (#9d2b22) for more calm effect. Try Civara as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#28adc3 is the best complementary color to Dried Saffron. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c33e29 complementary color is Scooter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tall Poppy are #c32860 and #c38a28. Thus found on the left and right of #c33e29 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Marigold colors as they work well with Dried Saffron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dried Saffron palette consists of #2860c3 and #28c38b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28adc3). Try Mariner and Shamrock colors in combination with #c33e29, 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 #c33e29 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dried Saffron. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dried Saffron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c33e29 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Dried Saffron tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#28adc3) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28c33e and #c328ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c33e29 is made of 65% red, 21% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Saffron has a hue angle of 8.18°, a saturation of 65.25% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c33e29 is made of 0% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c33e29
RGB Decimal rgb(195,62,41)
RGB Percentage 65%, 21%, 14%
CMYK 0, 52.16, 60.39, 23.53
HSL hsl(8.18,65.25%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.18,78.97%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.917,51.8809,41.7689)
XYZ xyz(24.6285,15.2074,3.7351)
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