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#EC780E

#ec780e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec780e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.06% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 94.07% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 28.65°, with 88.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.313

Complementary

  1. #ec780e
  2. #0e82ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec780e
  2. #0eece7
  3. #0e13ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0e13
  2. #ec780e
  3. #ece70e

Triadic

  1. #ec780e
  2. #0eec78
  3. #780eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec780e
  2. #82ec0e
  3. #0e82ec
  4. #780eec

Square

  1. #ec780e
  2. #13ec0e
  3. #0e82ec
  4. #e70eec

Monochromatic

  1. #5c2f05
  2. #a4530a
  3. #ec780e
  4. #f5a052
  5. #f9c79a

Shades

#ec780e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec780e
  2. #d46c0d
  3. #bd600b
  4. #a5540a
  5. #8e4808
  6. #763c07
  7. #5e3006
  8. #472404
  9. #2f1803
  10. #180c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec780e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec780e
  2. #ee8626
  3. #f0933e
  4. #f2a156
  5. #f4ae6e
  6. #f6bc87
  7. #f7c99f
  8. #f9d7b7
  9. #fbe4cf
  10. #fdf2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec780e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec780e
  2. #e17919
  3. #d67a25
  4. #cc7a30
  5. #c17b3c
  6. #b67c47
  7. #ab7d52
  8. #a07e5e
  9. #967e69
  10. #8b7f75
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf8c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a208 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5d67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce930b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa6951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec780e {
  color: #ec780e;
}
Background
.bg-ec780e {
  background-color: #ec780e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec780e {
  border: 2px solid #ec780e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec780e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 120 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec780e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec780e, #ece70e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec780e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 120 14 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.82 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.58 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.61 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.83 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.41 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.55 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.87 #1387f1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec780e  rgb(236, 120, 14)  hsl(29, 89%, 49%)  Cadmium Orange
#0e82ec  rgb(14, 130, 236)  hsl(209, 89%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#0eec78  rgb(14, 236, 120)  hsl(149, 89%, 49%)  Spring Green
#780eec  rgb(120, 14, 236)  hsl(269, 89%, 49%)  Electric Indigo