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#EA8F44

#ea8f44 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea8f44 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 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.89% magenta, 70.94% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 27.11°, with 79.81% saturation and 59.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.3755

Complementary

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #449fea

Split complementary

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #44eae2
  3. #444cea

Analogous

  1. #ea444c
  2. #ea8f44
  3. #eae244

Triadic

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #44ea8f
  3. #8f44ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #9fea44
  3. #449fea
  4. #8f44ea

Square

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #4cea44
  3. #449fea
  4. #e244ea

Monochromatic

  1. #86450f
  2. #cb6817
  3. #ea8f44
  4. #f2b889
  5. #f9e1ce

Shades

#ea8f44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #d3813d
  3. #bb7236
  4. #a46430
  5. #8c5629
  6. #754822
  7. #5e391b
  8. #462b14
  9. #2f1d0e
  10. #170e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea8f44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #ec9a57
  3. #eea569
  4. #f0b17c
  5. #f2bc8f
  6. #f5c7a2
  7. #f7d2b4
  8. #f9ddc7
  9. #fbe9da
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea8f44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #df8e4a
  3. #d58c50
  4. #ca8b56
  5. #c0895c
  6. #b58862
  7. #aa8668
  8. #a0856e
  9. #958374
  10. #8b827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa983b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7953f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a244 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7846c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea8f44 {
  color: #ea8f44;
}
Background
.bg-ea8f44 {
  background-color: #ea8f44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea8f44 {
  border: 2px solid #ea8f44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea8f44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 143 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea8f44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea8f44, #eae244);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea8f44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 143 68 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.74 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.28 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.35 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.42 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.45 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.88 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.99 #1570bb Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ea8f44  rgb(234, 143, 68)  hsl(27, 80%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#449fea  rgb(68, 159, 234)  hsl(207, 80%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#44ea8f  rgb(68, 234, 143)  hsl(147, 80%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#8f44ea  rgb(143, 68, 234)  hsl(267, 80%, 59%)  Blue Violet