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#EA8F3E

#ea8f3e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea8f3e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 56.08% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.89% magenta, 73.5% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 28.26°, with 80.37% saturation and 58.04% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.3749

Complementary

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #3e99ea

Split complementary

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #3eeae5
  3. #3e43ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3e43
  2. #ea8f3e
  3. #eae53e

Triadic

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #3eea8f
  3. #8f3eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #99ea3e
  3. #3e99ea
  4. #8f3eea

Square

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #43ea3e
  3. #3e99ea
  4. #e53eea

Monochromatic

  1. #81440e
  2. #c66916
  3. #ea8f3e
  4. #f2b783
  5. #f9dfc8

Shades

#ea8f3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #d38138
  3. #bb7232
  4. #a4642b
  5. #8c5625
  6. #75481f
  7. #5e3919
  8. #462b13
  9. #2f1d0c
  10. #170e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea8f3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #ec9a51
  3. #eea565
  4. #f0b178
  5. #f2bc8b
  6. #f5c79f
  7. #f7d2b2
  8. #f9ddc5
  9. #fbe9d8
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea8f3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea8f3e
  2. #df8e45
  3. #d58c4b
  4. #ca8b52
  5. #c08958
  6. #b5885f
  7. #aa8666
  8. #a0856c
  9. #958373
  10. #8b8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9834 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79538 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a23e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7836a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea8f3e {
  color: #ea8f3e;
}
Background
.bg-ea8f3e {
  background-color: #ea8f3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea8f3e {
  border: 2px solid #ea8f3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea8f3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 143 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea8f3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea8f3e, #eae53e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea8f3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 143 62 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.41 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.31 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.53 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.95 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.23 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.27 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.63 #1570c1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ea8f3e  rgb(234, 143, 62)  hsl(28, 80%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3e99ea  rgb(62, 153, 234)  hsl(208, 80%, 58%)  Dodger Blue
#3eea8f  rgb(62, 234, 143)  hsl(148, 80%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8f3eea  rgb(143, 62, 234)  hsl(268, 80%, 58%)  Blue Violet