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#DD7E2E

#dd7e2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd7e2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 49.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.99% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 27.43°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.3049

Complementary

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #2e8ddd

Split complementary

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #2eddd6
  3. #2e35dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #dd7e2e
  3. #ddd62e

Triadic

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #2edd7e
  3. #7e2edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #8ddd2e
  3. #2e8ddd
  4. #7e2edd

Square

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #35dd2e
  3. #2e8ddd
  4. #d62edd

Monochromatic

  1. #623510
  2. #a4591b
  3. #dd7e2e
  4. #e8a770
  5. #f2cfb2

Shades

#dd7e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #c77129
  3. #b16525
  4. #9b5820
  5. #854c1c
  6. #6f3f17
  7. #583212
  8. #42260e
  9. #2c1909
  10. #160d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd7e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #e08b43
  3. #e49858
  4. #e7a56d
  5. #ebb282
  6. #eebf97
  7. #f1cbab
  8. #f5d8c0
  9. #f8e5d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd7e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd7e2e
  2. #d47e36
  3. #ca7e3e
  4. #c17f47
  5. #b87f4f
  6. #af7f57
  7. #a57f5f
  8. #9c7f67
  9. #938070
  10. #898078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b78d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8922 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2696e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b98527 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4932e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea725b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd7e2e {
  color: #dd7e2e;
}
Background
.bg-dd7e2e {
  background-color: #dd7e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd7e2e {
  border: 2px solid #dd7e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd7e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 126 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd7e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd7e2e, #ddd62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd7e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 126 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.66 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.74 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.08 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.57 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.46 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.61 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.18 #2281d1 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#dd7e2e  rgb(221, 126, 46)  hsl(27, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e8ddd  rgb(46, 141, 221)  hsl(207, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#2edd7e  rgb(46, 221, 126)  hsl(147, 72%, 52%)  Emerald
#7e2edd  rgb(126, 46, 221)  hsl(267, 72%, 52%)  Blue Violet