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#E68232

#e68232 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e68232 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 50.98% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 78.26% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 78.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.3302

Complementary

  1. #e68232
  2. #3296e6

Split complementary

  1. #e68232
  2. #32e6dc
  3. #323ce6

Analogous

  1. #e6323c
  2. #e68232
  3. #e6dc32

Triadic

  1. #e68232
  2. #32e682
  3. #8232e6

Tetradic

  1. #e68232
  2. #96e632
  3. #3296e6
  4. #8232e6

Square

  1. #e68232
  2. #3ce632
  3. #3296e6
  4. #dc32e6

Monochromatic

  1. #713a0e
  2. #b55d16
  3. #e68232
  4. #eeac76
  5. #f7d5ba

Shades

#e68232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e68232
  2. #cf752d
  3. #b86828
  4. #a15b23
  5. #8a4e1e
  6. #734119
  7. #5c3414
  8. #45270f
  9. #2e1a0a
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e68232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e68232
  2. #e98f47
  3. #eb9b5b
  4. #eea870
  5. #f0b484
  6. #f3c199
  7. #f5cdad
  8. #f8dac2
  9. #fae6d6
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e68232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e68232
  2. #dc823a
  3. #d28242
  4. #c78149
  5. #bd8151
  6. #b38159
  7. #a98161
  8. #9f8169
  9. #948070
  10. #8a8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be927f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8e26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc6c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0892b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc9832 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3765f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e68232 {
  color: #e68232;
}
Background
.bg-e68232 {
  background-color: #e68232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e68232 {
  border: 2px solid #e68232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e68232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 130 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 78% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e68232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e68232, #e6dc32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e68232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 130 50 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.22 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.86 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.36 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.65 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.70 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.86 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.87 #197dcd Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e68232  rgb(230, 130, 50)  hsl(27, 78%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#3296e6  rgb(50, 150, 230)  hsl(207, 78%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#32e682  rgb(50, 230, 130)  hsl(147, 78%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8232e6  rgb(130, 50, 230)  hsl(267, 78%, 55%)  Blue Violet