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#E4792C

#e4792c ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4792c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 47.45% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.93% magenta, 80.7% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 25.11°, with 77.31% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.3035

Complementary

  1. #e4792c
  2. #2c97e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4792c
  2. #2ce4d5
  3. #2c3be4

Analogous

  1. #e42c3b
  2. #e4792c
  3. #e4d52c

Triadic

  1. #e4792c
  2. #2ce479
  3. #792ce4

Tetradic

  1. #e4792c
  2. #97e42c
  3. #2c97e4
  4. #792ce4

Square

  1. #e4792c
  2. #3be42c
  3. #2c97e4
  4. #d52ce4

Monochromatic

  1. #69340d
  2. #ad5516
  3. #e4792c
  4. #eda470
  5. #f5cfb4

Shades

#e4792c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4792c
  2. #cd6d28
  3. #b66123
  4. #a0551f
  5. #89491a
  6. #723d16
  7. #5b3012
  8. #44240d
  9. #2e1809
  10. #170c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4792c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4792c
  2. #e78641
  3. #e99456
  4. #eca16b
  5. #efaf80
  6. #f2bc96
  7. #f4c9ab
  8. #f7d7c0
  9. #fae4d5
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4792c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4792c
  2. #da7a34
  3. #d07a3d
  4. #c67b45
  5. #bc7c4e
  6. #b27d56
  7. #a87d5e
  8. #9e7e67
  9. #947f6f
  10. #8a7f78
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988720 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb8225 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8912b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f16c57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4792c {
  color: #e4792c;
}
Background
.bg-e4792c {
  background-color: #e4792c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4792c {
  border: 2px solid #e4792c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4792c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 121 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4792c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4792c, #e4d52c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4792c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 121 44 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.67 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.92 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.93 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.18 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.56 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.78 #1b86d3 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e4792c  rgb(228, 121, 44)  hsl(25, 77%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#2c97e4  rgb(44, 151, 228)  hsl(205, 77%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#2ce479  rgb(44, 228, 121)  hsl(145, 77%, 53%)  Malachite
#792ce4  rgb(121, 44, 228)  hsl(265, 77%, 53%)  Blue Violet