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#E27E2F

#e27e2f ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e27e2f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 49.41% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.25% magenta, 79.2% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 26.48°, with 75.53% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.313

Complementary

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #2f93e2

Split complementary

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #2fe2d8
  3. #2f3ae2

Analogous

  1. #e22f3a
  2. #e27e2f
  3. #e2d82f

Triadic

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #2fe27e
  3. #7e2fe2

Tetradic

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #93e22f
  3. #2f93e2
  4. #7e2fe2

Square

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #3ae22f
  3. #2f93e2
  4. #d82fe2

Monochromatic

  1. #69370f
  2. #ac5a18
  3. #e27e2f
  4. #eba872
  5. #f5d1b5

Shades

#e27e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #cb712a
  3. #b56526
  4. #9e5821
  5. #884c1c
  6. #713f18
  7. #5a3213
  8. #44260e
  9. #2d1909
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e27e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #e58b44
  3. #e89859
  4. #eba56d
  5. #eeb282
  6. #f1bf97
  7. #f3cbac
  8. #f6d8c1
  9. #f9e5d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e27e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e27e2f
  2. #d87e37
  3. #ce7e3f
  4. #c57f47
  5. #bb7f4f
  6. #b17f58
  7. #a77f60
  8. #9d7f68
  9. #948070
  10. #8a8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8a23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a12e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8528 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8942f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef725b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e27e2f {
  color: #e27e2f;
}
Background
.bg-e27e2f {
  background-color: #e27e2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e27e2f {
  border: 2px solid #e27e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e27e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 126 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e27e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e27e2f, #e2d82f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e27e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 126 47 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.32 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.91 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.16 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.56 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.58 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.94 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.04 #1d81d0 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e27e2f  rgb(226, 126, 47)  hsl(26, 76%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#2f93e2  rgb(47, 147, 226)  hsl(206, 76%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#2fe27e  rgb(47, 226, 126)  hsl(146, 76%, 54%)  Pastel Green
#7e2fe2  rgb(126, 47, 226)  hsl(266, 76%, 54%)  Blue Violet