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#E07E22

#e07e22 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e07e22 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 49.41% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.75% magenta, 84.82% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 29.05°, with 75.4% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.3088

Complementary

  1. #e07e22
  2. #2284e0

Split complementary

  1. #e07e22
  2. #22e0dd
  3. #2225e0

Analogous

  1. #e02225
  2. #e07e22
  3. #e0dd22

Triadic

  1. #e07e22
  2. #22e07e
  3. #7e22e0

Tetradic

  1. #e07e22
  2. #84e022
  3. #2284e0
  4. #7e22e0

Square

  1. #e07e22
  2. #25e022
  3. #2284e0
  4. #dd22e0

Monochromatic

  1. #5c330d
  2. #9f5916
  3. #e07e22
  4. #e9a565
  5. #f3cca8

Shades

#e07e22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e07e22
  2. #ca711f
  3. #b3651b
  4. #9d5818
  5. #864c14
  6. #703f11
  7. #5a320e
  8. #43260a
  9. #2d1907
  10. #160d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e07e22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e07e22
  2. #e38b38
  3. #e6984e
  4. #e9a564
  5. #ecb27a
  6. #f0bf91
  7. #f3cba7
  8. #f6d8bd
  9. #f9e5d3
  10. #fcf2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e07e22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e07e22
  2. #d67e2b
  3. #cd7e35
  4. #c37f3e
  5. #ba7f48
  6. #b07f51
  7. #a67f5a
  8. #9d7f64
  9. #93806d
  10. #8a8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b98e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b890d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5686d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb8517 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed7158 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e07e22 {
  color: #e07e22;
}
Background
.bg-e07e22 {
  background-color: #e07e22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e07e22 {
  border: 2px solid #e07e22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e07e22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 126 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e07e22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e07e22, #e0dd22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e07e22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 126 34 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.15 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.04 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.07 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.22 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.30 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.08 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.35 #1f81dd Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e07e22  rgb(224, 126, 34)  hsl(29, 75%, 51%)  Cadmium Orange
#2284e0  rgb(34, 132, 224)  hsl(209, 75%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#22e07e  rgb(34, 224, 126)  hsl(149, 75%, 51%)  Malachite
#7e22e0  rgb(126, 34, 224)  hsl(269, 75%, 51%)  Blue Violet