Yellow

RAL 1017

Saffron Yellow

RAL 1017 Saffron Yellow is a rich, warm orange-yellow that takes its name from the precious spice. This luxurious tone carries warmth and energy, making it popular for decorative applications, food industry equipment, and architectural accent features. Saffron Yellow works beautifully as a highlight color against neutral backgrounds, adding vibrancy without overwhelming a design scheme. It is available in both standard and textured powder coating finishes.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#F09F00
RGBrgb(240, 159, 0)
HSLhsl(40°, 100%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 100%, 6%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
240
G
159
B
0
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.2:1Fail
Black text
9.7:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)72
a* (Green-Red)21
b* (Blue-Yellow)76
L* (LCh)72
C* (Chroma)79
h° (Hue)75°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
3:1
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1.2:1
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1.5:1
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3.3:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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