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#E97F2E

#e97f2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e97f2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 49.8% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.49% magenta, 80.26% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 25.99°, 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.327

Complementary

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #2e98e9

Split complementary

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #2ee9dd
  3. #2e3be9

Analogous

  1. #e92e3b
  2. #e97f2e
  3. #e9dd2e

Triadic

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #2ee97f
  3. #7f2ee9

Tetradic

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #98e92e
  3. #2e98e9
  4. #7f2ee9

Square

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #3be92e
  3. #2e98e9
  4. #dd2ee9

Monochromatic

  1. #72380c
  2. #b75a13
  3. #e97f2e
  4. #f0a973
  5. #f8d4b8

Shades

#e97f2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #d27229
  3. #ba6625
  4. #a35920
  5. #8c4c1c
  6. #754017
  7. #5d3312
  8. #46260e
  9. #2f1909
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e97f2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #eb8c43
  3. #ed9958
  4. #f0a56d
  5. #f2b282
  6. #f4bf97
  7. #f6ccab
  8. #f8d9c0
  9. #fbe5d5
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e97f2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e97f2e
  2. #df7f36
  3. #d47f3e
  4. #ca7f47
  5. #bf7f4f
  6. #b58057
  7. #aa805f
  8. #a08067
  9. #958070
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf917e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a42d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff686f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18727 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd972d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7725c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e97f2e {
  color: #e97f2e;
}
Background
.bg-e97f2e {
  background-color: #e97f2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e97f2e {
  border: 2px solid #e97f2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e97f2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 127 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e97f2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e97f2e, #e9dd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e97f2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 127 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.84 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.80 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.24 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.17 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.27 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.44 #1680d1 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e97f2e  rgb(233, 127, 46)  hsl(26, 81%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e98e9  rgb(46, 152, 233)  hsl(206, 81%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#2ee97f  rgb(46, 233, 127)  hsl(146, 81%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#7f2ee9  rgb(127, 46, 233)  hsl(266, 81%, 55%)  Blue Violet