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#E1812E

#e1812e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1812e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 50.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.67% magenta, 79.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 27.82°, with 74.9% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.3191

Complementary

  1. #e1812e
  2. #2e8ee1

Split complementary

  1. #e1812e
  2. #2ee1db
  3. #2e35e1

Analogous

  1. #e12e35
  2. #e1812e
  3. #e1db2e

Triadic

  1. #e1812e
  2. #2ee181
  3. #812ee1

Tetradic

  1. #e1812e
  2. #8ee12e
  3. #2e8ee1
  4. #812ee1

Square

  1. #e1812e
  2. #35e12e
  3. #2e8ee1
  4. #db2ee1

Monochromatic

  1. #67380f
  2. #aa5c18
  3. #e1812e
  4. #eba971
  5. #f4d2b4

Shades

#e1812e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1812e
  2. #cb7429
  3. #b46725
  4. #9e5a20
  5. #874d1c
  6. #714117
  7. #5a3412
  8. #44270e
  9. #2d1a09
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1812e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1812e
  2. #e48e43
  3. #e79a58
  4. #eaa76d
  5. #edb382
  6. #f0c097
  7. #f3cdab
  8. #f6d9c0
  9. #f9e6d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1812e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1812e
  2. #d78136
  3. #ce813e
  4. #c48147
  5. #ba814f
  6. #b18157
  7. #a7805f
  8. #9d8067
  9. #938070
  10. #8a8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba907c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a22e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f66c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8962e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee755d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1812e {
  color: #e1812e;
}
Background
.bg-e1812e {
  background-color: #e1812e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1812e {
  border: 2px solid #e1812e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1812e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 129 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1812e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1812e, #e1db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1812e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 129 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.59 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.20 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.67 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.76 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.77 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.85 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.98 #1e7ed1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e1812e  rgb(225, 129, 46)  hsl(28, 75%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e8ee1  rgb(46, 142, 225)  hsl(208, 75%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#2ee181  rgb(46, 225, 129)  hsl(148, 75%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#812ee1  rgb(129, 46, 225)  hsl(268, 75%, 53%)  Blue Violet