Saffron Yellow is soft, 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 | #2f64d3 |
| Complementary Color | #2c60d0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Yellow Color. The French Toast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gold Vein (#d6b956) for more calm effect. Try Status Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2c60d0 is the best complementary color to Saffron Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d09b2c complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hokey Pokey are #d0492c and #b3d02c. Thus found on the left and right of #d09b2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Atlantis colors as they work well with Saffron Yellow.
The split-complementary Saffron Yellow palette consists of #492cd0 and #2cb2d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c60d0). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d09b2c, 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 #d09b2c 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 Yellow. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saffron Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d09b2c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saffron Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2c60d0) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2cd09b and #d02c60.
In a RGB color space, hex #d09b2c is made of 51% red, 38% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron Yellow has a hue angle of 40.61°, a saturation of 65.08% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d09b2c is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 64.32% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #d09b2c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,155,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 38%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.79, 64.32, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(40.61,65.08%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.61,78.85%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3029,9.8861,61.5741) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1884,37.0344,7.5185) |