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#EB8A3B

#eb8a3b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb8a3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 26.93°, with 81.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.3615

Complementary

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #3b9ceb

Split complementary

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #3bebe2
  3. #3b44eb

Analogous

  1. #eb3b44
  2. #eb8a3b
  3. #ebe23b

Triadic

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #3beb8a
  3. #8a3beb

Tetradic

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #9ceb3b
  3. #3b9ceb
  4. #8a3beb

Square

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #44eb3b
  3. #3b9ceb
  4. #e23beb

Monochromatic

  1. #80410d
  2. #c56414
  3. #eb8a3b
  4. #f2b380
  5. #f9ddc6

Shades

#eb8a3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #d47c35
  3. #bc6e2f
  4. #a56129
  5. #8d5323
  6. #76451e
  7. #5e3718
  8. #472912
  9. #2f1c0c
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb8a3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #ed964f
  3. #efa162
  4. #f1ad76
  5. #f3b989
  6. #f5c59d
  7. #f7d0b1
  8. #f9dcc4
  9. #fbe8d8
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb8a3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb8a3b
  2. #e08942
  3. #d68849
  4. #cb8750
  5. #c08657
  6. #b6855e
  7. #ab8464
  8. #a0836b
  9. #958272
  10. #8b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79531 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69135 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19f3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f87e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb8a3b {
  color: #eb8a3b;
}
Background
.bg-eb8a3b {
  background-color: #eb8a3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb8a3b {
  border: 2px solid #eb8a3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb8a3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 138 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb8a3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb8a3b, #ebe23b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb8a3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 138 59 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.58 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.57 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.13 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.60 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.64 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.69 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.10 #1475c4 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb8a3b  rgb(235, 138, 59)  hsl(27, 81%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3b9ceb  rgb(59, 156, 235)  hsl(207, 81%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#3beb8a  rgb(59, 235, 138)  hsl(147, 81%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a3beb  rgb(138, 59, 235)  hsl(267, 81%, 58%)  Blue Violet