Spectacular Saffron is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #1226db |
| Complementary Color | #2438ec |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Spectacular Saffron Color. The Sulphur color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gold Ore (#ecbc14) for more energetic effect. Try Bright Sun as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2438ec is the best complementary color to Spectacular Saffron. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edd924 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Golden Dream are #ec7424 and #9cec24. Thus found on the left and right of #edd924 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tango and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Spectacular Saffron.
The split-complementary Spectacular Saffron palette consists of #7424ec and #249cec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2438ec). Try Electric Violet and Picton Blue colors in combination with #edd924, 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 #edd924 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spectacular Saffron. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spectacular Saffron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Violet Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd924 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spectacular Saffron tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2438ec) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alizarin Crimson – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #24ecd8 and #ec2437.
In a RGB color space, hex #edd924 is made of 48% red, 44% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Spectacular Saffron has a hue angle of 54.03°, a saturation of 84.81% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd924 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 78.82% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edd924 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,217,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 44%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 78.82, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(54.03,84.81%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.03,84.81%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.8851,-10.1077,80.9004) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0563,67.7576,11.5823) |