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#E28126

#e28126 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e28126 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 50.59% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.92% magenta, 83.19% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 29.04°, with 76.42% saturation and 51.76% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.3201

Complementary

  1. #e28126
  2. #2687e2

Split complementary

  1. #e28126
  2. #26e2df
  3. #2629e2

Analogous

  1. #e22629
  2. #e28126
  3. #e2df26

Triadic

  1. #e28126
  2. #26e281
  3. #8126e2

Tetradic

  1. #e28126
  2. #87e226
  3. #2687e2
  4. #8126e2

Square

  1. #e28126
  2. #29e226
  3. #2687e2
  4. #df26e2

Monochromatic

  1. #62360d
  2. #a55b16
  3. #e28126
  4. #eba869
  5. #f4cfad

Shades

#e28126 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e28126
  2. #cb7422
  3. #b5671e
  4. #9e5a1b
  5. #884d17
  6. #714113
  7. #5a340f
  8. #44270b
  9. #2d1a08
  10. #170d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#e28126 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e28126
  2. #e58e3c
  3. #e89a51
  4. #eba767
  5. #eeb37d
  6. #f1c093
  7. #f3cda8
  8. #f6d9be
  9. #f9e6d4
  10. #fcf2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e28126 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e28126
  2. #d8812f
  3. #ce8138
  4. #c58141
  5. #bb814a
  6. #b18153
  7. #a7805c
  8. #9d8065
  9. #94806e
  10. #8a8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb907b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f86b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd881c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c99626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef755b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e28126 {
  color: #e28126;
}
Background
.bg-e28126 {
  background-color: #e28126;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e28126 {
  border: 2px solid #e28126;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e28126;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 129 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e28126 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e28126, #e2df26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e28126 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 129 38 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.44 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.71 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.81 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.29 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.99 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.64 #1d7ed9 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e28126  rgb(226, 129, 38)  hsl(29, 76%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#2687e2  rgb(38, 135, 226)  hsl(209, 76%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#26e281  rgb(38, 226, 129)  hsl(149, 76%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#8126e2  rgb(129, 38, 226)  hsl(269, 76%, 52%)  Blue Violet