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Saffron Tone Faint

Yellow · Hue 45
Hex
#A39E8F
RGB
rgb(163, 158, 143)
HSL
hsl(45, 10%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 36%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.7:1Fail
on black
7.8:1AA
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About this color

Saffron Tone Faint (#A39E8F) belongs to the yellow family — hue 45°, 10% saturation, 60% 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-tone-faint: #A39E8F;
  --colorarchive-saffron-tone-faint-hsl: hsl(45, 10%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-saffron-tone-faint-rgb: rgb(163, 158, 143);
}

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Lighter companion
Saffron Silk Faint
#B6B1A5 · hsl(45, 10%, 68%)
Darker companion
Saffron Radiant Faint
#95907E · hsl(45, 10%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Tone Faint
#8F96A3 · hsl(220, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Honey Tone Faint
#A0A38F · hsl(70, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Ember Tone Faint
#A3968F · hsl(20, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Tone Faint
#8FA39C · hsl(160, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Tone Faint
#9C8FA3 · hsl(280, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Tone Faint
#8FA0A3 · hsl(190, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Tone Faint
#928FA3 · hsl(250, 10%, 60%)
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Base: Saffron Tone Faint #A39E8F
Lighter companion: Saffron Silk Faint #B6B1A5
Darker companion: Saffron Radiant Faint #95907E
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Tone Faint #8F96A3
Analogous lead: Honey Tone Faint #A0A38F
Analogous echo: Ember Tone Faint #A3968F
Triadic +120°: Teal Tone Faint #8FA39C
Triadic +240°: Mulberry Tone Faint #9C8FA3
Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Tone Faint #8FA0A3
Split-comp +210°: Violet Tone Faint #928FA3

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Saffron Tone Muted
#ABA287 · hsl(45, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Saffron Radiant Faint
#95907E · hsl(45, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Faint
#A39C8F · hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Amber Tone Faint
#A3A08F · hsl(50, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Saffron Silk Faint
#B6B1A5 · hsl(45, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Saffron Tone Dust
#B4A67E · hsl(45, 26%, 60%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Iris Ink Vivid
#09093E
AAA7.1:1
Iris Ink Bright
#060642
AAA7.1:1
Iris Ink Pure
#030345
AAA7:1
Amethyst Ink Vivid
#0E093E
AAA7:1
Amethyst Ink Bright
#0B0642
AAA7.1:1
Amethyst Ink Pure
#080345

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A1A294
Protanopia
#A1A193
Tritanopia
#A39696
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