Lighter companion
Saffron Tone Dust
#B4A67E · hsl(45, 26%, 60%)
RGB
rgb(168, 153, 107)
HSL
hsl(45, 26%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 9%, 36%, 34%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.8:1Fail
on black
7.4:1AA
About this color
Saffron Radiant Dust (#A8996B) belongs to the yellow family — hue 45°, 26% saturation, 54% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-saffron-radiant-dust: #A8996B; --colorarchive-saffron-radiant-dust-hsl: hsl(45, 26%, 54%); --colorarchive-saffron-radiant-dust-rgb: rgb(168, 153, 107); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Saffron Core Dust
#9A8A5B · hsl(45, 26%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Radiant Dust
#6B80A8 · hsl(220, 26%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Honey Radiant Dust
#9EA86B · hsl(70, 26%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Ember Radiant Dust
#A8806B · hsl(20, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Radiant Dust
#6BA894 · hsl(160, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Radiant Dust
#946BA8 · hsl(280, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Radiant Dust
#6B9EA8 · hsl(190, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Radiant Dust
#756BA8 · hsl(250, 26%, 54%)
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Base: Saffron Radiant Dust #A8996B Lighter companion: Saffron Tone Dust #B4A67E Darker companion: Saffron Core Dust #9A8A5B Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Radiant Dust #6B80A8 Analogous lead: Honey Radiant Dust #9EA86B Analogous echo: Ember Radiant Dust #A8806B Triadic +120°: Teal Radiant Dust #6BA894 Triadic +240°: Mulberry Radiant Dust #946BA8 Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Radiant Dust #6B9EA8 Split-comp +210°: Violet Radiant Dust #756BA8
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Saffron Radiant Muted
#9F9475 · hsl(45, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Saffron Radiant Soft
#B29E62 · hsl(45, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Saffron Core Dust
#9A8A5B · hsl(45, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Saffron Tone Dust
#B4A67E · hsl(45, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Dust
#A8946B · hsl(40, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Amber Radiant Dust
#A89E6B · hsl(50, 26%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
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Deuteranopia
#A3A47B
Protanopia
#A2A278
Tritanopia
#A78183
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