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#EB8A31

#eb8a31 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb8a31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 79.15% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 28.71°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 1.07.

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Relative luminance0.3606

Complementary

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #3192eb

Split complementary

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #31ebe7
  3. #3135eb

Analogous

  1. #eb3135
  2. #eb8a31
  3. #ebe731

Triadic

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #31eb8a
  3. #8a31eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #92eb31
  3. #3192eb
  4. #8a31eb

Square

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #35eb31
  3. #3192eb
  4. #e731eb

Monochromatic

  1. #773f0c
  2. #bd6412
  3. #eb8a31
  4. #f2b277
  5. #f9d9bc

Shades

#eb8a31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #d47c2c
  3. #bc6e27
  4. #a56122
  5. #8d531d
  6. #764519
  7. #5e3714
  8. #47290f
  9. #2f1c0a
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb8a31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #ed9646
  3. #efa15a
  4. #f1ad6f
  5. #f3b983
  6. #f5c598
  7. #f7d0ad
  8. #f9dcc1
  9. #fbe8d6
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb8a31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb8a31
  2. #e08939
  3. #d68841
  4. #cb8749
  5. #c08651
  6. #b68559
  7. #ab8460
  8. #a08368
  9. #958270
  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 #a79423 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29f31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f97e63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb8a31 {
  color: #eb8a31;
}
Background
.bg-eb8a31 {
  background-color: #eb8a31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb8a31 {
  border: 2px solid #eb8a31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb8a31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 138 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb8a31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb8a31, #ebe731);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb8a31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 138 49 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.07 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.17 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.10 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.15 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.45 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.03 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.06 #1475ce Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb8a31  rgb(235, 138, 49)  hsl(29, 82%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#3192eb  rgb(49, 146, 235)  hsl(209, 82%, 56%)  Dodger Blue
#31eb8a  rgb(49, 235, 138)  hsl(149, 82%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a31eb  rgb(138, 49, 235)  hsl(269, 82%, 56%)  Blue Violet