Saffron (colour)
| Saffron | |
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 Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #F4C430 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (244, 196, 48) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (4, 23, 81, 5) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (45°, 80%, 96%) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Rajah | |
|---|---|
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #FBAB60 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (251, 174, 96) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 32, 62, 2) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (29°, 62%, 98%) |
| Source | |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Deep saffron | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #FF9933 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 153, 51) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 50, 90, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (34°, 80%, 87%) |
| Source | Vexillological: |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Name | India |
|---|---|
| Use |
National flag 
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 22 July 1947 |
| Design | Horizontal tricolour flag (India saffron, white, and India green). In the center of the white is a navy blue wheel with 24 spokes |
| Designed by | Pingali Venkayya |
Saffron is a colour that is a tone of golden yellow resembling the colour of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived.
The first recorded use of saffron as a colour name in English was in 1200.
Displayed at right is the color rajah.
Rajah is a bright deep tone of saffron.
The National Flag of India is officially described in the Flag Code of India as follows: "The colour of the top panel shall be India saffron (Kesari) and that of the bottom panel shall be India green. The middle panel shall be white, bearing at its centre the design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes." Deep saffron approximates the color of India saffron. India saffron, white and what is now called India green were chosen for the three bands, representing courage and sacrifice, peace and truth, and faith and chivalry respectively.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who later became India's first Vice President and second President, described the significance of the Indian National Flag as follows:
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Homer's Iliad : Now when Dawn in robe of saffron was hastening from the streams of Okeanos, to bring light to mortals and immortals, Thetis reached the ships with the armor that the god had given her. (19.1)
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