Saffron (color)

Saffron
 
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Hex triplet#F4C430
sRGBB (r, g, b)(244, 196, 48)
HSV (h, s, v)(45°, 80%, 96%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(81, 90, 63°)
SourceMaerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Rajah
 
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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 descriptorModerate orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Deep saffron
(Bhagwa)
 
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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 descriptorStrong orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
India saffron
(Kesara/Kesariya)
 
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Hex triplet#FF7722
sRGBB (r, g, b)(255, 119, 34)
HSV (h, s, v)(23°, 87%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(65, 125, 26°)
SourceVexillological:
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Oxford Living Dictionaries On-Line. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (1962)

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