Deep Saffron Color

#ff9932

Deep Saffron 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 #0066cd
Complementary Color #3197ff
Color Shade: orange (30.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Saffron Color Sample
Deep Saffron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff9932

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Saffron Color. The Gusto Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cochin Chicken (#f8b862) for more calm effect. Try March Hare Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3197ff is the best complementary color to Deep 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 #ff9932 complementary color is Dodger Blue, 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 Neon Carrot are #ff3231 and #feff31. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9932 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Orange and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Deep Saffron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Saffron palette consists of #3231ff and #31feff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3197ff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ff9932, 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 #ff9932 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 Deep Saffron. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Saffron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9932 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. Deep Saffron tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3197ff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Strawberry – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31ff99 and #ff3197.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff9932 is made of 56% red, 33% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Saffron has a hue angle of 30.15°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9932 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff9932
RGB Decimal rgb(255,153,50)
RGB Percentage 56%, 33%, 11%
CMYK 0, 40, 80.39, 0
HSL hsl(30.15,100%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.15,80.39%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4104,30.9991,66.0959)
XYZ xyz(53.207,44.2728,8.7588)
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