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#E57E30

#e57e30 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e57e30 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 49.41% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.98% magenta, 79.04% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 25.86°, with 77.68% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.3179

Complementary

  1. #e57e30
  2. #3097e5

Split complementary

  1. #e57e30
  2. #30e5d9
  3. #303ce5

Analogous

  1. #e5303c
  2. #e57e30
  3. #e5d930

Triadic

  1. #e57e30
  2. #30e57e
  3. #7e30e5

Tetradic

  1. #e57e30
  2. #97e530
  3. #3097e5
  4. #7e30e5

Square

  1. #e57e30
  2. #3ce530
  3. #3097e5
  4. #d930e5

Monochromatic

  1. #6e370e
  2. #b25916
  3. #e57e30
  4. #eea874
  5. #f6d3b8

Shades

#e57e30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e57e30
  2. #ce712b
  3. #b76526
  4. #a05822
  5. #894c1d
  6. #733f18
  7. #5c3213
  8. #45260e
  9. #2e190a
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e57e30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e57e30
  2. #e88b45
  3. #ea9859
  4. #eda56e
  5. #efb283
  6. #f2bf98
  7. #f5cbac
  8. #f7d8c1
  9. #fae5d6
  10. #fcf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e57e30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e57e30
  2. #db7e38
  3. #d17e40
  4. #c77f48
  5. #bd7f50
  6. #b37f58
  7. #a87f60
  8. #9e7f68
  9. #948070
  10. #8a8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc8f7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8b24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8629 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca952f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2715c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e57e30 {
  color: #e57e30;
}
Background
.bg-e57e30 {
  background-color: #e57e30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e57e30 {
  border: 2px solid #e57e30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e57e30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 126 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 78% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e57e30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e57e30, #e5d930);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e57e30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 126 48 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.34 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.28 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.62 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.73 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.86 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.18 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.31 #1a81cf Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e57e30  rgb(229, 126, 48)  hsl(26, 78%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#3097e5  rgb(48, 151, 229)  hsl(206, 78%, 54%)  Dodger Blue
#30e57e  rgb(48, 229, 126)  hsl(146, 78%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#7e30e5  rgb(126, 48, 229)  hsl(266, 78%, 54%)  Blue Violet