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#E37726

#e37726 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e37726 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 46.67% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.58% magenta, 83.26% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 25.71°, with 77.14% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2966

Complementary

  1. #e37726
  2. #2692e3

Split complementary

  1. #e37726
  2. #26e3d5
  3. #2634e3

Analogous

  1. #e32634
  2. #e37726
  3. #e3d526

Triadic

  1. #e37726
  2. #26e377
  3. #7726e3

Tetradic

  1. #e37726
  2. #92e326
  3. #2692e3
  4. #7726e3

Square

  1. #e37726
  2. #34e326
  3. #2692e3
  4. #d526e3

Monochromatic

  1. #63320d
  2. #a75416
  3. #e37726
  4. #eca16a
  5. #f4ccae

Shades

#e37726 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e37726
  2. #cc6b22
  3. #b65f1e
  4. #9f531b
  5. #884717
  6. #723c13
  7. #5b300f
  8. #44240b
  9. #2d1808
  10. #170c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#e37726 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e37726
  2. #e6853c
  3. #e99251
  4. #eba067
  5. #eead7d
  6. #f1bb93
  7. #f4c9a8
  8. #f7d6be
  9. #f9e4d4
  10. #fcf1e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e37726 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e37726
  2. #d9782f
  3. #cf7938
  4. #c57a41
  5. #bb7b4a
  6. #b27c53
  7. #a87c5c
  8. #9e7d65
  9. #947e6e
  10. #8a7f77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b98977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968517 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f95f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba801e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f06955 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e37726 {
  color: #e37726;
}
Background
.bg-e37726 {
  background-color: #e37726;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e37726 {
  border: 2px solid #e37726;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e37726;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 119 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e37726 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e37726, #e3d526);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e37726 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 119 38 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.86 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.94 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.11 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.53 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.04 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.67 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.04 #1c88d9 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e37726  rgb(227, 119, 38)  hsl(26, 77%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#2692e3  rgb(38, 146, 227)  hsl(206, 77%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#26e377  rgb(38, 227, 119)  hsl(146, 77%, 52%)  Malachite
#7726e3  rgb(119, 38, 227)  hsl(266, 77%, 52%)  Blue Violet