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#E87F29

#e87f29 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e87f29 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 49.8% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.26% magenta, 82.33% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 27.02°, with 80.59% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.3249

Complementary

  1. #e87f29
  2. #2992e8

Split complementary

  1. #e87f29
  2. #29e8df
  3. #2932e8

Analogous

  1. #e82932
  2. #e87f29
  3. #e8df29

Triadic

  1. #e87f29
  2. #29e87f
  3. #7f29e8

Tetradic

  1. #e87f29
  2. #92e829
  3. #2992e8
  4. #7f29e8

Square

  1. #e87f29
  2. #32e829
  3. #2992e8
  4. #df29e8

Monochromatic

  1. #6c370c
  2. #b15a13
  3. #e87f29
  4. #efa86e
  5. #f7d2b3

Shades

#e87f29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e87f29
  2. #d17225
  3. #ba6621
  4. #a2591d
  5. #8b4c19
  6. #744015
  7. #5d3310
  8. #46260c
  9. #2e1908
  10. #170d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#e87f29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e87f29
  2. #ea8c3e
  3. #ed9954
  4. #efa569
  5. #f1b27f
  6. #f4bf94
  7. #f6cca9
  8. #f8d9bf
  9. #fae5d4
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e87f29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e87f29
  2. #de7f32
  3. #d37f3a
  4. #c97f43
  5. #be7f4c
  6. #b48055
  7. #aa805d
  8. #9f8066
  9. #95806f
  10. #8a8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be907d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a428 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c08721 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd9628 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6725a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e87f29 {
  color: #e87f29;
}
Background
.bg-e87f29 {
  background-color: #e87f29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e87f29 {
  border: 2px solid #e87f29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e87f29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 127 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 81% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e87f29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e87f29, #e8df29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e87f29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 127 41 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.38 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.51 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.29 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.50 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.73 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.97 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.34 #1780d6 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e87f29  rgb(232, 127, 41)  hsl(27, 81%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#2992e8  rgb(41, 146, 232)  hsl(207, 81%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#29e87f  rgb(41, 232, 127)  hsl(147, 81%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#7f29e8  rgb(127, 41, 232)  hsl(267, 81%, 54%)  Blue Violet