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#EB9549

#eb9549 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb9549 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 58.43% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.6% magenta, 68.94% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 28.15°, 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.3964

Complementary

  1. #eb9549
  2. #499feb

Split complementary

  1. #eb9549
  2. #49ebe6
  3. #494eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb494e
  2. #eb9549
  3. #ebe649

Triadic

  1. #eb9549
  2. #49eb95
  3. #9549eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb9549
  2. #9feb49
  3. #499feb
  4. #9549eb

Square

  1. #eb9549
  2. #4eeb49
  3. #499feb
  4. #e649eb

Monochromatic

  1. #8c4a0f
  2. #d16e17
  3. #eb9549
  4. #f3bd8e
  5. #fae5d3

Shades

#eb9549 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb9549
  2. #d48642
  3. #bc773a
  4. #a56833
  5. #8d592c
  6. #764b25
  7. #5e3c1d
  8. #472d16
  9. #2f1e0f
  10. #180f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb9549 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb9549
  2. #eda05b
  3. #efaa6d
  4. #f1b580
  5. #f3bf92
  6. #f5caa4
  7. #f7d5b6
  8. #f9dfc8
  9. #fbeadb
  10. #fdf4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb9549 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb9549
  2. #e0934f
  3. #d69154
  4. #cb8f5a
  5. #c08d5f
  6. #b68b65
  7. #ab886a
  8. #a08670
  9. #958475
  10. #8b827b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a18d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9d41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b14a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9a44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a649 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb9549 {
  color: #eb9549;
}
Background
.bg-eb9549 {
  background-color: #eb9549;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb9549 {
  border: 2px solid #eb9549;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb9549;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 149 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb9549 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb9549, #ebe649);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb9549 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 149 73 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.01 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.02 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.59 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.77 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.21 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.90 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.10 #146ab6 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#eb9549  rgb(235, 149, 73)  hsl(28, 80%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#499feb  rgb(73, 159, 235)  hsl(208, 80%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#49eb95  rgb(73, 235, 149)  hsl(148, 80%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#9549eb  rgb(149, 73, 235)  hsl(268, 80%, 60%)  Blue Violet