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#E4C36B · Saffron
Click to copy#E4C36B is a medium, moderately saturated yellow color, closest to Saffron and near Saffron and Light Tan. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 89°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E4C36B a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#E4C36BRGB
rgb(228, 195, 107)HSL
hsl(44, 69%, 66%)CMYK
0, 14, 53, 11CSS var
--saffronContrast
1.7:1 white · 12.32:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #E4C36B
Black text passes WCAG AA on #E4C36B (12.32:1); white text does not (1.7:1).
For a calm scheme pair #E4C36B with its analogous neighbors #E4886C and #C8E46C; for contrast use its complement #6C8CE4 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--saffron: #E4C36B;
$saffron: #E4C36B;
colors: { 'saffron': '#E4C36B' }