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#E69045

#e69045 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e69045 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 56.47% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.39% magenta, 70% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 27.95°, with 76.3% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.372

Complementary

  1. #e69045
  2. #459be6

Split complementary

  1. #e69045
  2. #45e6e0
  3. #454be6

Analogous

  1. #e6454b
  2. #e69045
  3. #e6e045

Triadic

  1. #e69045
  2. #45e690
  3. #9045e6

Tetradic

  1. #e69045
  2. #9be645
  3. #459be6
  4. #9045e6

Square

  1. #e69045
  2. #4be645
  3. #459be6
  4. #e045e6

Monochromatic

  1. #814511
  2. #c4691a
  3. #e69045
  4. #efb888
  5. #f8e0cc

Shades

#e69045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69045
  2. #cf823e
  3. #b87337
  4. #a16530
  5. #8a5629
  6. #734823
  7. #5c3a1c
  8. #452b15
  9. #2e1d0e
  10. #170e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69045
  2. #e99b58
  3. #eba66a
  4. #eeb17d
  5. #f0bc8f
  6. #f3c8a2
  7. #f5d3b5
  8. #f8dec7
  9. #fae9da
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69045
  2. #dc8e4b
  3. #d28d51
  4. #c78b57
  5. #bd8a5d
  6. #b38863
  7. #a98668
  8. #9f856e
  9. #948374
  10. #8a827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c29c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa983d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb7d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59540 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfa145 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3856d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69045 {
  color: #e69045;
}
Background
.bg-e69045 {
  background-color: #e69045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69045 {
  border: 2px solid #e69045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 144 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 76% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69045, #e6e045);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 144 69 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.25 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.91 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.98 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.28 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.32 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.53 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.87 #196fba Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e69045  rgb(230, 144, 69)  hsl(28, 76%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#459be6  rgb(69, 155, 230)  hsl(208, 76%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#45e690  rgb(69, 230, 144)  hsl(148, 76%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#9045e6  rgb(144, 69, 230)  hsl(268, 76%, 59%)  Blue Violet