#E9CF7A · near Saffron

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#E9CF7A (RGB 233, 207, 122) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Saffron and near Light Tan and Amber. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E9CF7A a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 86% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 93°.

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HEX#E9CF7A
RGBrgb(233, 207, 122)
HSLhsl(46, 72%, 70%)
CMYK0, 11, 48, 9
CSS var--saffron
Contrast1.54:1 white · 13.67:1 black

Similar named colors

Saffron #F4C430Light Tan #E8C39EAmber #FFBF00Vanilla #F3E5ABOat #E3D5B8

How to use #E9CF7A

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E9CF7A (13.67:1); white text does not (1.54:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E9CF7A with its analogous neighbors #EA997B and #CCEA7B; for contrast use its complement #7B95EA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--saffron: #E9CF7A;

Color card

#E9CF7A hex color card: near Saffron, RGB 233, 207, 122
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Shades & tints

#2F2918#5D5331#8C7C49#BAA662#E9CF7A#EDD995#F2E2AF#F6ECCA#FBF5E4

Color harmonies for #E9CF7A

Complementary

#E9CF7A#7B95EA

Analogous

#E9CF7A#EA997B#CCEA7B

Triadic

#E9CF7A#7BEAD0#D07BEA

Split complementary

#E9CF7A#7BCCEA#997BEA

Tetradic

#E9CF7A#7BEA99#7B95EA#EA7BCC

Palettes with #E9CF7A