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#E68A3D

#e68a3d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e68a3d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 54.12% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 73.48% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 27.34°, with 77.17% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.3534

Complementary

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #3d99e6

Split complementary

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #3de6df
  3. #3d44e6

Analogous

  1. #e63d44
  2. #e68a3d
  3. #e6df3d

Triadic

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #3de68a
  3. #8a3de6

Tetradic

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #99e63d
  3. #3d99e6
  4. #8a3de6

Square

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #44e63d
  3. #3d99e6
  4. #df3de6

Monochromatic

  1. #7a4010
  2. #be6418
  3. #e68a3d
  4. #efb381
  5. #f7dcc5

Shades

#e68a3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #cf7c37
  3. #b86e31
  4. #a1612b
  5. #8a5325
  6. #73451f
  7. #5c3718
  8. #452912
  9. #2e1c0c
  10. #170e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#e68a3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #e99650
  3. #eba164
  4. #eead77
  5. #f0b98b
  6. #f3c59e
  7. #f5d0b1
  8. #f8dcc5
  9. #fae8d8
  10. #fdf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e68a3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e68a3d
  2. #dc8944
  3. #d2884a
  4. #c78751
  5. #bd8658
  6. #b3855f
  7. #a98465
  8. #9f836c
  9. #948273
  10. #8a8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c09884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59434 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba93d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb767a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c39038 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce9d3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f37f67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e68a3d {
  color: #e68a3d;
}
Background
.bg-e68a3d {
  background-color: #e68a3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e68a3d {
  border: 2px solid #e68a3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e68a3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 138 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 77% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e68a3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e68a3d, #e6df3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e68a3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 138 61 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.06 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.47 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.86 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.13 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.44 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.51 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.51 #1975c2 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e68a3d  rgb(230, 138, 61)  hsl(27, 77%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#3d99e6  rgb(61, 153, 230)  hsl(207, 77%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#3de68a  rgb(61, 230, 138)  hsl(147, 77%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a3de6  rgb(138, 61, 230)  hsl(267, 77%, 57%)  Blue Violet