Saffron Thread 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 | #004cfe |
| Complementary Color | #004cff |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saffron Thread Color. The Bright Saffron 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 Fluorescent Orange (#ffcf00) for more calm effect. Try Plague Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#004cff is the best complementary color to Saffron Thread. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffb301 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Selective Yellow are #f30 and #cf0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb301 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Saffron Thread.
The split-complementary Saffron Thread palette consists of #30f and #0cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#004cff). Try White and White colors in combination with #ffb301, 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 #ffb301 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 Thread. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saffron Thread contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb301 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saffron Thread tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#004cff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ffb2 and #ff004c.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb301 is made of 59% red, 41% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Saffron Thread has a hue angle of 42.05°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb301 is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb301 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,179,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 41%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 99.61, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(42.05,100%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.05,99.61%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.1707,16.6382,80.995) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3656,53.5024,7.3322) |