Saffron and Harissa color palette
Saffron and Harissa is a 4-color palette drawing on browns, reds and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 33% (#443300, dark) to 96% (#FFEBEC, very light), and its most saturated color, #F29172, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged food, warm, brown, red and colorblind-friendly.
- Pakistan Green #443300
- Tiger's Eye #9F5C05
- Sweet Salmon #F29172
- Apricot #FFEBEC
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Green | #443300 | rgb(68, 51, 0) | hsl(45, 100%, 13%) | oklch(33.1% 0.068 88.1) |
| Tiger's Eye | #9F5C05 | rgb(159, 92, 5) | hsl(34, 94%, 32%) | oklch(54% 0.122 62.9) |
| Sweet Salmon | #F29172 | rgb(242, 145, 114) | hsl(15, 83%, 70%) | oklch(75.2% 0.126 38.5) |
| Apricot | #FFEBEC | rgb(255, 235, 236) | hsl(357, 100%, 96%) | oklch(95.6% 0.022 14.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Saffron and Harissa, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFEBEC on #443300 | 10.67:1 | AAA | Lc -91.1 |
| #443300 on #F29172 | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 50.3 |
| #FFEBEC on #9F5C05 | 4.58:1 | AA | Lc -70.8 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/443300-9f5c05-f29172-ffebec.json.
Make it your own
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