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#E98A2D

#e98a2d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e98a2d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 54.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.77% magenta, 80.69% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 29.68°, with 81.03% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.3569

Complementary

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #2d8ce9

Split complementary

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #2de9e8
  3. #2d2ee9

Analogous

  1. #e92d2e
  2. #e98a2d
  3. #e9e82d

Triadic

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #2de98a
  3. #8a2de9

Tetradic

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #8ce92d
  3. #2d8ce9
  4. #8a2de9

Square

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #2ee92d
  3. #2d8ce9
  4. #e82de9

Monochromatic

  1. #713e0c
  2. #b66413
  3. #e98a2d
  4. #f0b172
  5. #f8d7b7

Shades

#e98a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #d27c29
  3. #ba6e24
  4. #a36120
  5. #8c531b
  6. #754517
  7. #5d3712
  8. #46290e
  9. #2f1c09
  10. #170e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e98a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #eb9642
  3. #eda157
  4. #f0ad6c
  5. #f2b981
  6. #f4c596
  7. #f6d0ab
  8. #f8dcc0
  9. #fbe8d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e98a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e98a2d
  2. #df8935
  3. #d4883e
  4. #ca8746
  5. #bf864e
  6. #b58557
  7. #aa845f
  8. #a08367
  9. #95826f
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c29882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7941d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d09e2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f67e62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e98a2d {
  color: #e98a2d;
}
Background
.bg-e98a2d {
  background-color: #e98a2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e98a2d {
  border: 2px solid #e98a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e98a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 138 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e98a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e98a2d, #e9e82d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e98a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 138 45 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.77 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.88 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.35 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.40 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.39 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.79 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.84 #1675d2 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e98a2d  rgb(233, 138, 45)  hsl(30, 81%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2d8ce9  rgb(45, 140, 233)  hsl(210, 81%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#2de98a  rgb(45, 233, 138)  hsl(150, 81%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a2de9  rgb(138, 45, 233)  hsl(270, 81%, 55%)  Blue Violet