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#DE7E2E

#de7e2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de7e2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 49.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.24% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.3065

Complementary

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #2e8ede

Split complementary

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #2eded6
  3. #2e36de

Analogous

  1. #de2e36
  2. #de7e2e
  3. #ded62e

Triadic

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #2ede7e
  3. #7e2ede

Tetradic

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #8ede2e
  3. #2e8ede
  4. #7e2ede

Square

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #36de2e
  3. #2e8ede
  4. #d62ede

Monochromatic

  1. #633610
  2. #a5591a
  3. #de7e2e
  4. #e8a770
  5. #f3d0b2

Shades

#de7e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #c87129
  3. #b26525
  4. #9b5820
  5. #854c1c
  6. #6f3f17
  7. #593212
  8. #43260e
  9. #2c1909
  10. #160d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#de7e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #e18b43
  3. #e59858
  4. #e8a56d
  5. #ebb282
  6. #efbf97
  7. #f2cbab
  8. #f5d8c0
  9. #f8e5d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de7e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #d57e36
  3. #cb7e3e
  4. #c27f47
  5. #b87f4f
  6. #af7f57
  7. #a67f5f
  8. #9c7f67
  9. #938070
  10. #898078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.13:1 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 #b19f2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3696e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b98527 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5932e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb725b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de7e2e {
  color: #de7e2e;
}
Background
.bg-de7e2e {
  background-color: #de7e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de7e2e {
  border: 2px solid #de7e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de7e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 126 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de7e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de7e2e, #ded62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de7e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 126 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.55 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.96 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.28 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.76 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.53 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.56 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.21 #2181d1 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#de7e2e  rgb(222, 126, 46)  hsl(27, 73%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e8ede  rgb(46, 142, 222)  hsl(207, 73%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#2ede7e  rgb(46, 222, 126)  hsl(147, 73%, 53%)  Pastel Green
#7e2ede  rgb(126, 46, 222)  hsl(267, 73%, 53%)  Blue Violet