Saffron Gold Color

#f08f00

Saffron Gold is vibrant, 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 #0f70ff
Complementary Color #0060f0
Color Shade: orange (35.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Saffron Gold Color Sample
Saffron Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f08f00

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Gold Color. The Lucky Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Flambrosia (#e7a500) for more calm effect. Try Ecstasy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0060f0 is the best complementary color to Saffron Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f08f00 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Tangerine are #f01600 and #d9f000. Thus found on the left and right of #f08f00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Saffron Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saffron Gold palette consists of #1700f0 and #00d8f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0060f0). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f08f00, 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 #f08f00 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 Gold. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saffron Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #f08f00 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 Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0060f0) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00f08f and #f00060.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f08f00 is made of 63% red, 37% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron Gold has a hue angle of 35.75°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f08f00 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f08f00
RGB Decimal rgb(240,143,0)
RGB Percentage 63%, 37%, 0%
CMYK 0, 38.04, 94.12, 5.88
HSL hsl(35.75,100%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.75,100%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.1459,29.1751,73.6705)
XYZ xyz(45.7576,38.1702,4.9559)
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