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#EB8A2D

#eb8a2d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb8a2d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 54.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 80.85% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 29.37°, with 82.61% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.3603

Complementary

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #2d8eeb

Split complementary

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #2debe9
  3. #2d2feb

Analogous

  1. #eb2d2f
  2. #eb8a2d
  3. #ebe92d

Triadic

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #2deb8a
  3. #8a2deb

Tetradic

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #8eeb2d
  3. #2d8eeb
  4. #8a2deb

Square

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #2feb2d
  3. #2d8eeb
  4. #e92deb

Monochromatic

  1. #743e0b
  2. #ba6412
  3. #eb8a2d
  4. #f2b173
  5. #f8d8b9

Shades

#eb8a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #d47c29
  3. #bc6e24
  4. #a56120
  5. #8d531b
  6. #764517
  7. #5e3712
  8. #47290e
  9. #2f1c09
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb8a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #ed9642
  3. #efa157
  4. #f1ad6c
  5. #f3b981
  6. #f5c596
  7. #f7d0ab
  8. #f9dcc0
  9. #fbe8d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb8a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb8a2d
  2. #e08935
  3. #d6883e
  4. #cb8746
  5. #c0864e
  6. #b68557
  7. #ab845f
  8. #a08367
  9. #95826f
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7941d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29f2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f97d62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb8a2d {
  color: #eb8a2d;
}
Background
.bg-eb8a2d {
  background-color: #eb8a2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb8a2d {
  border: 2px solid #eb8a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb8a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 138 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb8a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb8a2d, #ebe92d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb8a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 138 45 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.42 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.75 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.59 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.63 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.14 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.11 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.16 #1475d2 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb8a2d  rgb(235, 138, 45)  hsl(29, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2d8eeb  rgb(45, 142, 235)  hsl(209, 83%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#2deb8a  rgb(45, 235, 138)  hsl(149, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a2deb  rgb(138, 45, 235)  hsl(269, 83%, 55%)  Blue Violet