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#DD842E

#dd842e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd842e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 51.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.27% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 29.49°, 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.3207

Complementary

  1. #dd842e
  2. #2e87dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd842e
  2. #2edddc
  3. #2e2fdd

Analogous

  1. #dd2e2f
  2. #dd842e
  3. #dddc2e

Triadic

  1. #dd842e
  2. #2edd84
  3. #842edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd842e
  2. #87dd2e
  3. #2e87dd
  4. #842edd

Square

  1. #dd842e
  2. #2fdd2e
  3. #2e87dd
  4. #dc2edd

Monochromatic

  1. #623810
  2. #a45e1b
  3. #dd842e
  4. #e8ab70
  5. #f2d1b2

Shades

#dd842e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd842e
  2. #c77729
  3. #b16a25
  4. #9b5c20
  5. #854f1c
  6. #6f4217
  7. #583512
  8. #42280e
  9. #2c1a09
  10. #160d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd842e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd842e
  2. #e09043
  3. #e49d58
  4. #e7a96d
  5. #ebb582
  6. #eec297
  7. #f1ceab
  8. #f5dac0
  9. #f8e6d5
  10. #fcf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd842e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd842e
  2. #d48436
  3. #ca833e
  4. #c18347
  5. #b8824f
  6. #af8257
  7. #a5825f
  8. #9c8167
  9. #938170
  10. #898078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8917d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8d21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a22e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f27073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb8a26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6972e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea795f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd842e {
  color: #dd842e;
}
Background
.bg-dd842e {
  background-color: #dd842e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd842e {
  border: 2px solid #dd842e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd842e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 132 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd842e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd842e, #dddc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd842e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 132 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.16 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.33 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.65 #cd853f Peru ΔE 3.69 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.54 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.56 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.26 #227bd1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#dd842e  rgb(221, 132, 46)  hsl(29, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e87dd  rgb(46, 135, 221)  hsl(209, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#2edd84  rgb(46, 221, 132)  hsl(149, 72%, 52%)  Emerald
#842edd  rgb(132, 46, 221)  hsl(269, 72%, 52%)  Blue Violet