Back Saffraan (kleur) Afrikaans زعفراني (لون) Arabic केसरी AWA केसरिया रंग Bihari গেরুয়া Bengali/Bangla Šafránová Czech Saffrwm (lliw) Welsh Azafranado Spanish Safrankollane Estonian زعفرانی Persian
| Saffron | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F4C430 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (244, 196, 48) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (45°, 80%, 96%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (81, 90, 63°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Rajah | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FBAB60 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (251, 171, 96) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (29°, 62%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (76, 83, 42°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Deep saffron (Bhagwa) | |
|---|---|
| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF9933 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 153, 51) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 80%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (72, 105, 37°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| India saffron (Kesara/Kesariya) | |
|---|---|
| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF7722 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 119, 34) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (23°, 87%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (65, 125, 26°) |
| Source | Vexillological: |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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Saffron is a shade of yellow or orange, the colour of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived.[2] The hue of the spice saffron is primarily due to the carotenoid chemical crocin.
- ^ The colour displayed in the colour box above matches the colour called saffron in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Colour New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour saffron is displayed on page 43 Plate 10, Colour Sample K8.
- ^ Oxford Living Dictionaries On-Line. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (1962)