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#DE8A38

#de8a38 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de8a38 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 54.12% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.84% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 29.64°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.3399

Complementary

  1. #de8a38
  2. #388cde

Split complementary

  1. #de8a38
  2. #38dedd
  3. #3839de

Analogous

  1. #de3839
  2. #de8a38
  3. #dedd38

Triadic

  1. #de8a38
  2. #38de8a
  3. #8a38de

Tetradic

  1. #de8a38
  2. #8cde38
  3. #388cde
  4. #8a38de

Square

  1. #de8a38
  2. #39de38
  3. #388cde
  4. #dd38de

Monochromatic

  1. #6b3e12
  2. #ad641d
  3. #de8a38
  4. #e9b17a
  5. #f4d7bb

Shades

#de8a38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8a38
  2. #c87c32
  3. #b26e2d
  4. #9b6127
  5. #855322
  6. #6f451c
  7. #593716
  8. #432911
  9. #2c1c0b
  10. #160e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8a38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8a38
  2. #e1964c
  3. #e5a160
  4. #e8ad74
  5. #ebb988
  6. #efc59c
  7. #f2d0af
  8. #f5dcc3
  9. #f8e8d7
  10. #fcf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8a38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8a38
  2. #d5893f
  3. #cb8846
  4. #c2874e
  5. #b88655
  6. #af855c
  7. #a68463
  8. #9c836a
  9. #938272
  10. #898179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb9681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4922d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a539 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f27779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8f32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c89b38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea7f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8a38 {
  color: #de8a38;
}
Background
.bg-de8a38 {
  background-color: #de8a38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8a38 {
  border: 2px solid #de8a38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8a38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 138 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8a38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8a38, #dedd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8a38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 138 56 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.42 #cd853f Peru ΔE 3.60 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.10 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.12 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.48 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.89 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.94 #2175c7 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#de8a38  rgb(222, 138, 56)  hsl(30, 72%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#388cde  rgb(56, 140, 222)  hsl(210, 72%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#38de8a  rgb(56, 222, 138)  hsl(150, 72%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a38de  rgb(138, 56, 222)  hsl(270, 72%, 55%)  Blue Violet