#2B2B2A
#D8B500
#BEB8A1
#F7F7F6
#1C1509Licorice
#FFCA62Saffron
#E0D5C0Oat
#F9F4ECLinen
Gilded Saffron & Oat is a monochromatic color palette tagged gold, luxury, minimal. All four colors sit within 1° of hue, so the scheme reads as one color explored across light and dark. Neither washed out nor loud, it adapts to most contexts. The overall temperature is warm.
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Why it works and how to use it
It works because the lightness range is wide (7% to 95%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for premium branding and packaging.
- Background: Linen (#F9F4EC) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
- Text: Licorice (#1C1509) on #F9F4EC gives 16.53:1, passing WCAG AAA.
- Primary: Saffron (#FFCA62) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
- Accent: Oat (#E0D5C0) for highlights, badges and hover states.
3 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Licorice on Linen at 16.53:1.
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Roles are assigned by lightness.
Color blindness simulation
#1C1509
#FFCA62
#E0D5C0
#F9F4EC
Color-blind check: under tritanopia, Saffron and Oat become hard to tell apart, so do not rely on that pair alone to carry meaning.
Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors
| Pair | Sample | Ratio | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
#1C1509 on #F9F4EC | Aa | 16.53:1 | AAA |
#1C1509 on #E0D5C0 | Aa | 12.45:1 | AAA |
#1C1509 on #FFCA62 | Aa | 11.96:1 | AAA |
#FFCA62 on #F9F4EC | Aa | 1.38:1 | Fail |
#E0D5C0 on #F9F4EC | Aa | 1.33:1 | Fail |
#FFCA62 on #E0D5C0 | Aa | 1.04:1 | Fail |
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