#E9CF7A · Saffron

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#E9CF7A is a medium, moderately saturated yellow color, closest to Saffron and near Saffron and Light Tan. In OKLCH it has 86% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 93°. 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.

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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

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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;

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