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#E9812E

#e9812e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9812e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 50.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.64% magenta, 80.26% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 26.63°, 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.3322

Complementary

  1. #e9812e
  2. #2e96e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9812e
  2. #2ee9de
  3. #2e39e9

Analogous

  1. #e92e39
  2. #e9812e
  3. #e9de2e

Triadic

  1. #e9812e
  2. #2ee981
  3. #812ee9

Tetradic

  1. #e9812e
  2. #96e92e
  3. #2e96e9
  4. #812ee9

Square

  1. #e9812e
  2. #39e92e
  3. #2e96e9
  4. #de2ee9

Monochromatic

  1. #72390c
  2. #b75c13
  3. #e9812e
  4. #f0ab73
  5. #f8d4b8

Shades

#e9812e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9812e
  2. #d27429
  3. #ba6725
  4. #a35a20
  5. #8c4d1c
  6. #754117
  7. #5d3412
  8. #46270e
  9. #2f1a09
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9812e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9812e
  2. #eb8e43
  3. #ed9a58
  4. #f0a76d
  5. #f2b382
  6. #f4c097
  7. #f6cdab
  8. #f8d9c0
  9. #fbe6d5
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9812e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9812e
  2. #df8136
  3. #d4813e
  4. #ca8147
  5. #bf814f
  6. #b58157
  7. #aa805f
  8. #a08067
  9. #958070
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0927e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08e21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6a71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18927 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce982d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7745d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9812e {
  color: #e9812e;
}
Background
.bg-e9812e {
  background-color: #e9812e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9812e {
  border: 2px solid #e9812e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9812e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 129 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9812e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9812e, #e9de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9812e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 129 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.12 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.62 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.28 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.72 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.91 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.30 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.33 #167ed1 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e9812e  rgb(233, 129, 46)  hsl(27, 81%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e96e9  rgb(46, 150, 233)  hsl(207, 81%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#2ee981  rgb(46, 233, 129)  hsl(147, 81%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#812ee9  rgb(129, 46, 233)  hsl(267, 81%, 55%)  Blue Violet