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#EA8F40

#ea8f40 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea8f40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.89% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 27.88°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.3751

Complementary

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #409bea

Split complementary

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #40eae4
  3. #4046ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4046
  2. #ea8f40
  3. #eae440

Triadic

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #40ea8f
  3. #8f40ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #9bea40
  3. #409bea
  4. #8f40ea

Square

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #46ea40
  3. #409bea
  4. #e440ea

Monochromatic

  1. #83440e
  2. #c86816
  3. #ea8f40
  4. #f2b785
  5. #f9e0ca

Shades

#ea8f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #d3813a
  3. #bb7233
  4. #a4642d
  5. #8c5626
  6. #754820
  7. #5e391a
  8. #462b13
  9. #2f1d0d
  10. #170e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea8f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #ec9a53
  3. #eea566
  4. #f0b179
  5. #f2bc8c
  6. #f5c7a0
  7. #f7d2b3
  8. #f9ddc6
  9. #fbe9d9
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea8f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea8f40
  2. #df8e46
  3. #d58c4d
  4. #ca8b53
  5. #c0895a
  6. #b58860
  7. #aa8666
  8. #a0856d
  9. #958373
  10. #8b827a
  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 #c49d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9836 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7953b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7846b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea8f40 {
  color: #ea8f40;
}
Background
.bg-ea8f40 {
  background-color: #ea8f40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea8f40 {
  border: 2px solid #ea8f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea8f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 143 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea8f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea8f40, #eae440);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea8f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 143 64 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.46 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.67 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.72 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.78 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.50 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.53 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.55 #1570bf Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ea8f40  rgb(234, 143, 64)  hsl(28, 80%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#409bea  rgb(64, 155, 234)  hsl(208, 80%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#40ea8f  rgb(64, 234, 143)  hsl(148, 80%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8f40ea  rgb(143, 64, 234)  hsl(268, 80%, 58%)  Blue Violet