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#EA8D2E

#ea8d2e ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea8d2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 55.29% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.74% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 30.32°, 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.3674

Complementary

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #2e8bea

Split complementary

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #2ee9ea
  3. #2f2eea

Analogous

  1. #ea2f2e
  2. #ea8d2e
  3. #e9ea2e

Triadic

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #2eea8d
  3. #8d2eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #8bea2e
  3. #2e8bea
  4. #8d2eea

Square

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #2eea2f
  3. #2e8bea
  4. #ea2ee9

Monochromatic

  1. #73400c
  2. #b96713
  3. #ea8d2e
  4. #f1b374
  5. #f8d9b9

Shades

#ea8d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #d37f29
  3. #bb7125
  4. #a46320
  5. #8c551c
  6. #754717
  7. #5e3812
  8. #462a0e
  9. #2f1c09
  10. #170e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea8d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #ec9843
  3. #eea458
  4. #f0af6d
  5. #f2bb82
  6. #f5c697
  7. #f7d1ab
  8. #f9ddc0
  9. #fbe8d5
  10. #fdf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea8d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea8d2e
  2. #df8c36
  3. #d58a3e
  4. #ca8947
  5. #c0884f
  6. #b58757
  7. #aa855f
  8. #a08467
  9. #958370
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa961e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff787b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f78164 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea8d2e {
  color: #ea8d2e;
}
Background
.bg-ea8d2e {
  background-color: #ea8d2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea8d2e {
  border: 2px solid #ea8d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea8d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 141 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea8d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea8d2e, #e9ea2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea8d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 141 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.52 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.62 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.09 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.37 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.19 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.97 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.11 #1572d1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ea8d2e  rgb(234, 141, 46)  hsl(30, 82%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#2e8bea  rgb(46, 139, 234)  hsl(210, 82%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#2eea8d  rgb(46, 234, 141)  hsl(150, 82%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8d2eea  rgb(141, 46, 234)  hsl(270, 82%, 55%)  Blue Violet