#2B2B2A
#D8B500
#BEB8A1
#F7F7F6
#F8F5EESmoke
#F1BC00Saffron
#817A6AShadow
#2C271DRaisin
Royal Saffron & Shadow is a monochromatic color palette tagged gold, luxury, minimal. All four colors sit within 7° 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 (14% to 95%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for premium branding and packaging.
- Background: Smoke (#F8F5EE) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
- Text: Raisin (#2C271D) on #F8F5EE gives 13.63:1, passing WCAG AAA.
- Primary: Saffron (#F1BC00) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
- Accent: Shadow (#817A6A) for highlights, badges and hover states.
2 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Smoke on Raisin at 13.63:1.
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Roles are assigned by lightness.
Color blindness simulation
#F8F5EE
#F1BC00
#817A6A
#2C271D
Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.
Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors
| Pair | Sample | Ratio | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
#F8F5EE on #2C271D | Aa | 13.63:1 | AAA |
#F1BC00 on #2C271D | Aa | 8.43:1 | AAA |
#F8F5EE on #817A6A | Aa | 3.92:1 | AA large only |
#817A6A on #2C271D | Aa | 3.48:1 | AA large only |
#F1BC00 on #817A6A | Aa | 2.42:1 | Fail |
#F8F5EE on #F1BC00 | Aa | 1.62:1 | Fail |
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