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#EB8F40

#eb8f40 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb8f40 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 56.08% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.15% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 27.72°, with 81.04% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.3768

Complementary

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #409ceb

Split complementary

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #40ebe5
  3. #4047eb

Analogous

  1. #eb4047
  2. #eb8f40
  3. #ebe540

Triadic

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #40eb8f
  3. #8f40eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #9ceb40
  3. #409ceb
  4. #8f40eb

Square

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #47eb40
  3. #409ceb
  4. #e540eb

Monochromatic

  1. #84450e
  2. #c96815
  3. #eb8f40
  4. #f2b885
  5. #fae0cb

Shades

#eb8f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #d4813a
  3. #bc7233
  4. #a5642d
  5. #8d5626
  6. #764820
  7. #5e391a
  8. #472b13
  9. #2f1d0d
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb8f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #ed9a53
  3. #efa566
  4. #f1b179
  5. #f3bc8c
  6. #f5c7a0
  7. #f7d2b3
  8. #f9ddc6
  9. #fbe9d9
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb8f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb8f40
  2. #e08e46
  3. #d68c4d
  4. #cb8b53
  5. #c0895a
  6. #b68860
  7. #ab8666
  8. #a0856d
  9. #958373
  10. #8b827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9836 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8953a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8836b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb8f40 {
  color: #eb8f40;
}
Background
.bg-eb8f40 {
  background-color: #eb8f40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb8f40 {
  border: 2px solid #eb8f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb8f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 143 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb8f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb8f40, #ebe540);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb8f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 143 64 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.39 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.77 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.77 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.81 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.43 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.53 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.64 #1470bf Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb8f40  rgb(235, 143, 64)  hsl(28, 81%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#409ceb  rgb(64, 156, 235)  hsl(208, 81%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#40eb8f  rgb(64, 235, 143)  hsl(148, 81%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#8f40eb  rgb(143, 64, 235)  hsl(268, 81%, 59%)  Blue Violet