Soft Saffron Color

#fdd47e

Soft Saffron is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #022b81
Complementary Color #7ea7fc
Color Shade: orange (40.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with black)
Soft Saffron Color Sample
Soft Saffron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fdd47e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Saffron Color. The Spiced Nectarine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Warm Apricot (#ffb865) for more energetic effect. Try Peanut Butter Chicken as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7ea7fc is the best complementary color to Soft Saffron. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdd47e complementary color is Malibu, 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 Salomie are #fc947e and #e6fc7e. Thus found on the left and right of #fdd47e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Soft Saffron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Soft Saffron palette consists of #947efc and #7ee6fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ea7fc). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fdd47e, 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 #fdd47e 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 Soft Saffron. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Soft Saffron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdd47e 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. Soft Saffron tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7ea7fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7efcd4 and #fc7ea7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fdd47e is made of 43% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Saffron has a hue angle of 40.63°, a saturation of 96.95% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdd47e is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 49.81% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #fdd47e
RGB Decimal rgb(253,212,126)
RGB Percentage 43%, 36%, 21%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 49.81, 0.78
HSL hsl(40.63,96.95%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.63,50.2%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.7392,3.9494,47.6129)
XYZ xyz(67.8174,69.476,29.5745)
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