Saffron Color

#f4c430

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 #0b3bcf
Complementary Color #2f60f4
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with black)
Saffron Color Sample
Saffron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4c430

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Color. The Raichu Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caduceus Staff (#eedd22) for more calm effect. Try Dhalsim's Yoga Flame as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2f60f4 is the best complementary color to 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 #f4c430 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Saffron are #f4612f and #c1f42f. Thus found on the left and right of #f4c430 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Saffron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saffron palette consists of #612ff4 and #2fc1f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f60f4). Try Electric Violet and Picton Blue colors in combination with #f4c430, 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 #f4c430 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 Saffron. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saffron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Malachite, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4c430 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2f60f4) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ff4c3 and #f42f5f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4c430 is made of 50% red, 40% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron has a hue angle of 45.31°, a saturation of 89.91% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4c430 is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 76.87% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4c430
RGB Decimal rgb(244,196,48)
RGB Percentage 50%, 40%, 10%
CMYK 0, 18.83, 76.87, 4.31
HSL hsl(45.31,89.91%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.31,80.33%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.2511,3.8904,74.1457)
XYZ xyz(57.5817,58.9264,11.1353)
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