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#E27F2D

#e27f2d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e27f2d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 49.8% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.81% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 27.18°, with 75.73% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.3154

Complementary

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #2d90e2

Split complementary

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #2de2d9
  3. #2d36e2

Analogous

  1. #e22d36
  2. #e27f2d
  3. #e2d92d

Triadic

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #2de27f
  3. #7f2de2

Tetradic

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #90e22d
  3. #2d90e2
  4. #7f2de2

Square

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #36e22d
  3. #2d90e2
  4. #d92de2

Monochromatic

  1. #68370e
  2. #ab5a18
  3. #e27f2d
  4. #eba870
  5. #f5d1b3

Shades

#e27f2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #cb7229
  3. #b56624
  4. #9e5920
  5. #884c1b
  6. #714017
  7. #5a3312
  8. #44260e
  9. #2d1909
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e27f2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #e58c42
  3. #e89957
  4. #eba56c
  5. #eeb281
  6. #f1bf96
  7. #f3ccab
  8. #f6d9c0
  9. #f9e5d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e27f2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e27f2d
  2. #d87f35
  3. #ce7f3e
  4. #c57f46
  5. #bb7f4e
  6. #b18057
  7. #a7805f
  8. #9d8067
  9. #94806f
  10. #8a8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8b20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7696f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8626 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8952d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef735b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e27f2d {
  color: #e27f2d;
}
Background
.bg-e27f2d {
  background-color: #e27f2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e27f2d {
  border: 2px solid #e27f2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e27f2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 127 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e27f2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e27f2d, #e2d92d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e27f2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 127 45 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.89 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.62 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.98 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.02 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.29 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.38 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.27 #1d80d2 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e27f2d  rgb(226, 127, 45)  hsl(27, 76%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#2d90e2  rgb(45, 144, 226)  hsl(207, 76%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#2de27f  rgb(45, 226, 127)  hsl(147, 76%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#7f2de2  rgb(127, 45, 226)  hsl(267, 76%, 53%)  Blue Violet