Sentence:  These colours might have been expressly designed—by dissonance as much as harmony—for juxtaposition against those pouring down in brilliant rays of light from the Tiepolo; subtle yet penetrating pinks and greys, light blue turning almost to lavender, rich <WSD>saffrons</WSD> and cinnamons melting into bronze and gold. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.