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#EB8D38

#eb8d38 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb8d38 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 55.29% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 76.17% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 28.49°, with 81.74% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #3896eb

Split complementary

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #38ebe7
  3. #383deb

Analogous

  1. #eb383d
  2. #eb8d38
  3. #ebe738

Triadic

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #38eb8d
  3. #8d38eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #96eb38
  3. #3896eb
  4. #8d38eb

Square

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #3deb38
  3. #3896eb
  4. #e738eb

Monochromatic

  1. #7d420d
  2. #c36714
  3. #eb8d38
  4. #f2b57e
  5. #f9ddc3

Shades

#eb8d38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #d47f32
  3. #bc712d
  4. #a56327
  5. #8d5522
  6. #76471c
  7. #5e3816
  8. #472a11
  9. #2f1c0b
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb8d38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #ed984c
  3. #efa460
  4. #f1af74
  5. #f3bb88
  6. #f5c69c
  7. #f7d1af
  8. #f9ddc3
  9. #fbe8d7
  10. #fdf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb8d38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb8d38
  2. #e08c3f
  3. #d68a46
  4. #cb894e
  5. #c08855
  6. #b6875c
  7. #ab8563
  8. #a0846a
  9. #958372
  10. #8b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9972c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff787c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79331 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a138 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88167 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb8d38 {
  color: #eb8d38;
}
Background
.bg-eb8d38 {
  background-color: #eb8d38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb8d38 {
  border: 2px solid #eb8d38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb8d38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 141 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb8d38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb8d38, #ebe738);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb8d38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 141 56 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.77 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.84 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.06 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.69 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.75 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.52 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.00 #1472c7 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb8d38  rgb(235, 141, 56)  hsl(28, 82%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#3896eb  rgb(56, 150, 235)  hsl(208, 82%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#38eb8d  rgb(56, 235, 141)  hsl(148, 82%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#8d38eb  rgb(141, 56, 235)  hsl(268, 82%, 57%)  Blue Violet