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#EA7C2E

#ea7c2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea7c2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 48.63% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.01% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 24.89°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.321

Complementary

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #2e9cea

Split complementary

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #2eeada
  3. #2e3eea

Analogous

  1. #ea2e3e
  2. #ea7c2e
  3. #eada2e

Triadic

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #2eea7c
  3. #7c2eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #9cea2e
  3. #2e9cea
  4. #7c2eea

Square

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #3eea2e
  3. #2e9cea
  4. #da2eea

Monochromatic

  1. #73370c
  2. #b95813
  3. #ea7c2e
  4. #f1a874
  5. #f8d3b9

Shades

#ea7c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #d37029
  3. #bb6325
  4. #a45720
  5. #8c4a1c
  6. #753e17
  7. #5e3212
  8. #46250e
  9. #2f1909
  10. #170c05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea7c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #ec8943
  3. #ee9658
  4. #f0a36d
  5. #f2b082
  6. #f5be97
  7. #f7cbab
  8. #f9d8c0
  9. #fbe5d5
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea7c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea7c2e
  2. #df7c36
  3. #d57d3e
  4. #ca7d47
  5. #c07e4f
  6. #b57e57
  7. #aa7e5f
  8. #a07f67
  9. #957f70
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf8f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8a22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff646d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c08527 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd952d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f86e5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea7c2e {
  color: #ea7c2e;
}
Background
.bg-ea7c2e {
  background-color: #ea7c2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea7c2e {
  border: 2px solid #ea7c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea7c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 124 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea7c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea7c2e, #eada2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea7c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 124 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.99 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.07 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.58 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.27 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.60 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.86 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.89 #1583d1 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ea7c2e  rgb(234, 124, 46)  hsl(25, 82%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e9cea  rgb(46, 156, 234)  hsl(205, 82%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#2eea7c  rgb(46, 234, 124)  hsl(145, 82%, 55%)  Spring Green
#7c2eea  rgb(124, 46, 234)  hsl(265, 82%, 55%)  Blue Violet