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#E3812E

#e3812e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e3812e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 50.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.17% magenta, 79.74% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 27.51°, with 76.37% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3223

Complementary

  1. #e3812e
  2. #2e90e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3812e
  2. #2ee3db
  3. #2e36e3

Analogous

  1. #e32e36
  2. #e3812e
  3. #e3db2e

Triadic

  1. #e3812e
  2. #2ee381
  3. #812ee3

Tetradic

  1. #e3812e
  2. #90e32e
  3. #2e90e3
  4. #812ee3

Square

  1. #e3812e
  2. #36e32e
  3. #2e90e3
  4. #db2ee3

Monochromatic

  1. #6a380e
  2. #ad5c17
  3. #e3812e
  4. #ecaa71
  5. #f5d2b5

Shades

#e3812e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3812e
  2. #cc7429
  3. #b66725
  4. #9f5a20
  5. #884d1c
  6. #724117
  7. #5b3412
  8. #44270e
  9. #2d1a09
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3812e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3812e
  2. #e68e43
  3. #e99a58
  4. #eba76d
  5. #eeb382
  6. #f1c097
  7. #f4cdab
  8. #f7d9c0
  9. #f9e6d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3812e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3812e
  2. #d98136
  3. #cf813e
  4. #c58147
  5. #bb814f
  6. #b28157
  7. #a8805f
  8. #9e8067
  9. #948070
  10. #8a8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc917d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f86b71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9962e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0755d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3812e {
  color: #e3812e;
}
Background
.bg-e3812e {
  background-color: #e3812e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3812e {
  border: 2px solid #e3812e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3812e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 129 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3812e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3812e, #e3db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3812e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 129 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.36 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.59 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.63 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.97 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.15 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.22 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.06 #1c7ed1 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e3812e  rgb(227, 129, 46)  hsl(28, 76%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e90e3  rgb(46, 144, 227)  hsl(208, 76%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#2ee381  rgb(46, 227, 129)  hsl(148, 76%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#812ee3  rgb(129, 46, 227)  hsl(268, 76%, 54%)  Blue Violet