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#E97E2E

#e97e2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e97e2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 49.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.92% magenta, 80.26% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 25.67°, with 80.95% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.3244

Complementary

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #2e99e9

Split complementary

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #2ee9dc
  3. #2e3ce9

Analogous

  1. #e92e3c
  2. #e97e2e
  3. #e9dc2e

Triadic

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #2ee97e
  3. #7e2ee9

Tetradic

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #99e92e
  3. #2e99e9
  4. #7e2ee9

Square

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #3ce92e
  3. #2e99e9
  4. #dc2ee9

Monochromatic

  1. #72380c
  2. #b75913
  3. #e97e2e
  4. #f0a973
  5. #f8d3b8

Shades

#e97e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #d27129
  3. #ba6525
  4. #a35820
  5. #8c4c1c
  6. #753f17
  7. #5d3212
  8. #46260e
  9. #2f1909
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e97e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #eb8b43
  3. #ed9858
  4. #f0a56d
  5. #f2b282
  6. #f4bf97
  7. #f6cbab
  8. #f8d8c0
  9. #fbe5d5
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e97e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e97e2e
  2. #df7e36
  3. #d47e3e
  4. #ca7f47
  5. #bf7f4f
  6. #b57f57
  7. #aa7f5f
  8. #a07f67
  9. #958070
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf907d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8b21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a42d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff676e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c08627 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd962d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7715b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e97e2e {
  color: #e97e2e;
}
Background
.bg-e97e2e {
  background-color: #e97e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e97e2e {
  border: 2px solid #e97e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e97e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 126 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e97e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e97e2e, #e9dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e97e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 126 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.20 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.59 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.56 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.08 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.33 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.52 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.69 #1681d1 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e97e2e  rgb(233, 126, 46)  hsl(26, 81%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e99e9  rgb(46, 153, 233)  hsl(206, 81%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#2ee97e  rgb(46, 233, 126)  hsl(146, 81%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#7e2ee9  rgb(126, 46, 233)  hsl(266, 81%, 55%)  Blue Violet