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#EA781B

#ea781b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea781b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 47.06% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.72% magenta, 88.46% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 26.96°, with 83.13% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.31

Complementary

  1. #ea781b
  2. #1b8dea

Split complementary

  1. #ea781b
  2. #1beae0
  3. #1b26ea

Analogous

  1. #ea1b26
  2. #ea781b
  3. #eae01b

Triadic

  1. #ea781b
  2. #1bea78
  3. #781bea

Tetradic

  1. #ea781b
  2. #8dea1b
  3. #1b8dea
  4. #781bea

Square

  1. #ea781b
  2. #26ea1b
  3. #1b8dea
  4. #e01bea

Monochromatic

  1. #633109
  2. #a95410
  3. #ea781b
  4. #f0a161
  5. #f7cba7

Shades

#ea781b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea781b
  2. #d36c18
  3. #bb6016
  4. #a45413
  5. #8c4810
  6. #753c0e
  7. #5e300b
  8. #462408
  9. #2f1805
  10. #170c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea781b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea781b
  2. #ec8632
  3. #ee9349
  4. #f0a15f
  5. #f2ae76
  6. #f5bc8d
  7. #f7c9a4
  8. #f9d7bb
  9. #fbe4d1
  10. #fdf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea781b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea781b
  2. #df7925
  3. #d57a2f
  4. #ca7a39
  5. #c07b43
  6. #b57c4e
  7. #aa7d58
  8. #a07e62
  9. #957e6c
  10. #8b7f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be8c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a118 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5e68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf810d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc9219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f86953 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea781b {
  color: #ea781b;
}
Background
.bg-ea781b {
  background-color: #ea781b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea781b {
  border: 2px solid #ea781b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea781b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 120 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea781b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea781b, #eae01b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea781b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 120 27 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.00 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.30 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.37 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.25 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.27 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.49 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.71 #1587e4 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ea781b  rgb(234, 120, 27)  hsl(27, 83%, 51%)  Cadmium Orange
#1b8dea  rgb(27, 141, 234)  hsl(207, 83%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#1bea78  rgb(27, 234, 120)  hsl(147, 83%, 51%)  Spring Green
#781bea  rgb(120, 27, 234)  hsl(267, 83%, 51%)  Electric Indigo