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#DE7D2E

#de7d2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de7d2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 49.02% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.69% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 26.93°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.3039

Complementary

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #2e8fde

Split complementary

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #2eded5
  3. #2e37de

Analogous

  1. #de2e37
  2. #de7d2e
  3. #ded52e

Triadic

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #2ede7d
  3. #7d2ede

Tetradic

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #8fde2e
  3. #2e8fde
  4. #7d2ede

Square

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #37de2e
  3. #2e8fde
  4. #d52ede

Monochromatic

  1. #633510
  2. #a5591a
  3. #de7d2e
  4. #e8a670
  5. #f3cfb2

Shades

#de7d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #c87129
  3. #b26425
  4. #9b5820
  5. #854b1c
  6. #6f3f17
  7. #593212
  8. #43260e
  9. #2c1909
  10. #160d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#de7d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #e18a43
  3. #e59758
  4. #e8a46d
  5. #ebb182
  6. #efbe97
  7. #f2cbab
  8. #f5d8c0
  9. #f8e5d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de7d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de7d2e
  2. #d57d36
  3. #cb7e3e
  4. #c27e47
  5. #b87e4f
  6. #af7f57
  7. #a67f5f
  8. #9c7f67
  9. #937f70
  10. #898078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b78d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8822 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3686d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b98427 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5922e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb715a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de7d2e {
  color: #de7d2e;
}
Background
.bg-de7d2e {
  background-color: #de7d2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de7d2e {
  border: 2px solid #de7d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de7d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 125 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de7d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de7d2e, #ded52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de7d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 125 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.80 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.16 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.34 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.00 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.83 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.88 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.00 #2182d1 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#de7d2e  rgb(222, 125, 46)  hsl(27, 73%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e8fde  rgb(46, 143, 222)  hsl(207, 73%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#2ede7d  rgb(46, 222, 125)  hsl(147, 73%, 53%)  Pastel Green
#7d2ede  rgb(125, 46, 222)  hsl(267, 73%, 53%)  Blue Violet