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#EA903B

#ea903b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea903b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 56.47% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 74.79% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 29.14°, with 80.65% saturation and 57.45% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.3775

Complementary

  1. #ea903b
  2. #3b95ea

Split complementary

  1. #ea903b
  2. #3beae7
  3. #3b3dea

Analogous

  1. #ea3b3d
  2. #ea903b
  3. #eae73b

Triadic

  1. #ea903b
  2. #3bea90
  3. #903bea

Tetradic

  1. #ea903b
  2. #95ea3b
  3. #3b95ea
  4. #903bea

Square

  1. #ea903b
  2. #3dea3b
  3. #3b95ea
  4. #e73bea

Monochromatic

  1. #7e440e
  2. #c46a15
  3. #ea903b
  4. #f1b780
  5. #f9dec5

Shades

#ea903b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea903b
  2. #d38235
  3. #bb732f
  4. #a46529
  5. #8c5623
  6. #75481e
  7. #5e3a18
  8. #462b12
  9. #2f1d0c
  10. #170e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea903b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea903b
  2. #ec9b4f
  3. #eea662
  4. #f0b176
  5. #f2bc89
  6. #f5c89d
  7. #f7d3b1
  8. #f9dec4
  9. #fbe9d8
  10. #fdf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea903b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea903b
  2. #df8e42
  3. #d58d49
  4. #ca8b50
  5. #c08a57
  6. #b5885e
  7. #aa8664
  8. #a0856b
  9. #958372
  10. #8b8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9930 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89535 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a23b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7846a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea903b {
  color: #ea903b;
}
Background
.bg-ea903b {
  background-color: #ea903b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea903b {
  border: 2px solid #ea903b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea903b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 144 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea903b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea903b, #eae73b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea903b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 144 59 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.75 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.48 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.26 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.74 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.94 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.45 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.60 #156fc4 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ea903b  rgb(234, 144, 59)  hsl(29, 81%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#3b95ea  rgb(59, 149, 234)  hsl(209, 81%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#3bea90  rgb(59, 234, 144)  hsl(149, 81%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#903bea  rgb(144, 59, 234)  hsl(269, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet