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#EB8A49

#eb8a49 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb8a49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 68.94% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 24.07°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.3632

Complementary

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #49aaeb

Split complementary

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #49ebdb
  3. #4959eb

Analogous

  1. #eb4959
  2. #eb8a49
  3. #ebdb49

Triadic

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #49eb8a
  3. #8a49eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #aaeb49
  3. #49aaeb
  4. #8a49eb

Square

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #59eb49
  3. #49aaeb
  4. #db49eb

Monochromatic

  1. #8c410f
  2. #d16117
  3. #eb8a49
  4. #f3b68e
  5. #fae3d3

Shades

#eb8a49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #d47c42
  3. #bc6e3a
  4. #a56133
  5. #8d532c
  6. #764525
  7. #5e371d
  8. #472916
  9. #2f1c0f
  10. #180e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb8a49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #ed965b
  3. #efa16d
  4. #f1ad80
  5. #f3b992
  6. #f5c5a4
  7. #f7d0b6
  8. #f9dcc8
  9. #fbe8db
  10. #fdf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb8a49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb8a49
  2. #e0894f
  3. #d68854
  4. #cb875a
  5. #c0865f
  6. #b68565
  7. #ab846a
  8. #a08370
  9. #958275
  10. #8b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdab48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff767c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59145 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19f49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f87e6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb8a49 {
  color: #eb8a49;
}
Background
.bg-eb8a49 {
  background-color: #eb8a49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb8a49 {
  border: 2px solid #eb8a49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb8a49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 138 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb8a49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb8a49, #ebdb49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb8a49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 138 73 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.18 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.53 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.62 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.03 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.41 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.09 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.12 #1475b6 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb8a49  rgb(235, 138, 73)  hsl(24, 80%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#49aaeb  rgb(73, 170, 235)  hsl(204, 80%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#49eb8a  rgb(73, 235, 138)  hsl(144, 80%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a49eb  rgb(138, 73, 235)  hsl(264, 80%, 60%)  Blue Violet