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#E3791C

#e3791c ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3791c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 47.45% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.7% magenta, 87.67% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 28.04°, with 78.04% saturation and 50% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.3009

Complementary

  1. #e3791c
  2. #1c86e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3791c
  2. #1ce3dd
  3. #1c22e3

Analogous

  1. #e31c22
  2. #e3791c
  3. #e3dd1c

Triadic

  1. #e3791c
  2. #1ce379
  3. #791ce3

Tetradic

  1. #e3791c
  2. #86e31c
  3. #1c86e3
  4. #791ce3

Square

  1. #e3791c
  2. #22e31c
  3. #1c86e3
  4. #dd1ce3

Monochromatic

  1. #5b300b
  2. #9f5514
  3. #e3791c
  4. #eba160
  5. #f4c9a4

Shades

#e3791c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3791c
  2. #cc6d19
  3. #b66116
  4. #9f5514
  5. #884911
  6. #723d0e
  7. #5b300b
  8. #442408
  9. #2d1806
  10. #170c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3791c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3791c
  2. #e68633
  3. #e99449
  4. #eba160
  5. #eeaf77
  6. #f1bc8e
  7. #f4c9a4
  8. #f7d7bb
  9. #f9e4d2
  10. #fcf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3791c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3791c
  2. #d97a26
  3. #cf7a30
  4. #c57b3a
  5. #bb7c44
  6. #b27d4e
  7. #a87d58
  8. #9e7e62
  9. #947f6c
  10. #8a7f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b98b77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29e1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f96168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb810f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7911b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f16b54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3791c {
  color: #e3791c;
}
Background
.bg-e3791c {
  background-color: #e3791c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3791c {
  border: 2px solid #e3791c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3791c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 121 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3791c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3791c, #e3dd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3791c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 121 28 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.87 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.77 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.08 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.25 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.46 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.89 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.92 #1c86e3 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e3791c  rgb(227, 121, 28)  hsl(28, 78%, 50%)  Cadmium Orange
#1c86e3  rgb(28, 134, 227)  hsl(208, 78%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#1ce379  rgb(28, 227, 121)  hsl(148, 78%, 50%)  Malachite
#791ce3  rgb(121, 28, 227)  hsl(268, 78%, 50%)  Electric Indigo