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#DD8530

#dd8530 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd8530 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 52.16% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.82% magenta, 78.28% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 29.48°, with 71.78% saturation and 52.75% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.3236

Complementary

  1. #dd8530
  2. #3088dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd8530
  2. #30dddb
  3. #3032dd

Analogous

  1. #dd3032
  2. #dd8530
  3. #dddb30

Triadic

  1. #dd8530
  2. #30dd85
  3. #8530dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8530
  2. #88dd30
  3. #3088dd
  4. #8530dd

Square

  1. #dd8530
  2. #32dd30
  3. #3088dd
  4. #db30dd

Monochromatic

  1. #643910
  2. #a55f1b
  3. #dd8530
  4. #e8ac72
  5. #f3d2b3

Shades

#dd8530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8530
  2. #c7782b
  3. #b16a26
  4. #9b5d22
  5. #85501d
  6. #6f4318
  7. #583513
  8. #42280e
  9. #2c1b0a
  10. #160d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8530
  2. #e09145
  3. #e49d59
  4. #e7aa6e
  5. #ebb683
  6. #eec298
  7. #f1ceac
  8. #f5dac1
  9. #f8e7d6
  10. #fcf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8530
  2. #d48538
  3. #ca8440
  4. #c18448
  5. #b88350
  6. #af8358
  7. #a58260
  8. #9c8268
  9. #938170
  10. #898178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9927d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08e23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f27174 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb8a29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69730 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea7a60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8530 {
  color: #dd8530;
}
Background
.bg-dd8530 {
  background-color: #dd8530;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8530 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 133 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8530, #dddb30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 133 48 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.17 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.38 #cd853f Peru ΔE 3.59 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.71 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.60 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.75 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.13 #227acf Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#dd8530  rgb(221, 133, 48)  hsl(29, 72%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#3088dd  rgb(48, 136, 221)  hsl(209, 72%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#30dd85  rgb(48, 221, 133)  hsl(149, 72%, 53%)  Emerald
#8530dd  rgb(133, 48, 221)  hsl(269, 72%, 53%)  Blue Violet