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#DE8331

#de8331 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de8331 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 51.37% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.99% magenta, 77.93% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 28.44°, with 72.38% saturation and 53.14% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3198

Complementary

  1. #de8331
  2. #318cde

Split complementary

  1. #de8331
  2. #31ded9
  3. #3136de

Analogous

  1. #de3136
  2. #de8331
  3. #ded931

Triadic

  1. #de8331
  2. #31de83
  3. #8331de

Tetradic

  1. #de8331
  2. #8cde31
  3. #318cde
  4. #8331de

Square

  1. #de8331
  2. #36de31
  3. #318cde
  4. #d931de

Monochromatic

  1. #663910
  2. #a85e1b
  3. #de8331
  4. #e9ab73
  5. #f3d2b5

Shades

#de8331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8331
  2. #c8762c
  3. #b26927
  4. #9b5c22
  5. #854f1d
  6. #6f4219
  7. #593414
  8. #43270f
  9. #2c1a0a
  10. #160d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8331
  2. #e18f46
  3. #e59c5a
  4. #e8a86f
  5. #ebb583
  6. #efc198
  7. #f2cdad
  8. #f5dac1
  9. #f8e6d6
  10. #fcf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8331
  2. #d58339
  3. #cb8241
  4. #c28249
  5. #b88251
  6. #af8259
  7. #a68160
  8. #9c8168
  9. #938170
  10. #898078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9917d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8d25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f36f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb892a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb775f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8331 {
  color: #de8331;
}
Background
.bg-de8331 {
  background-color: #de8331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8331 {
  border: 2px solid #de8331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 131 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8331, #ded931);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 131 49 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.89 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.52 #cd853f Peru ΔE 3.90 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.41 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.60 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.81 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.52 #217cce Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#de8331  rgb(222, 131, 49)  hsl(28, 72%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#318cde  rgb(49, 140, 222)  hsl(208, 72%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#31de83  rgb(49, 222, 131)  hsl(148, 72%, 53%)  Emerald
#8331de  rgb(131, 49, 222)  hsl(268, 72%, 53%)  Blue Violet