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#EC7908

#ec7908 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec7908 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 96.61% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 29.74°, with 93.44% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.3153

Complementary

  1. #ec7908
  2. #087bec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7908
  2. #08eceb
  3. #0809ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0809
  2. #ec7908
  3. #eceb08

Triadic

  1. #ec7908
  2. #08ec79
  3. #7908ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7908
  2. #7bec08
  3. #087bec
  4. #7908ec

Square

  1. #ec7908
  2. #09ec08
  3. #087bec
  4. #eb08ec

Monochromatic

  1. #582d03
  2. #a25305
  3. #ec7908
  4. #f99f48
  5. #fbc692

Shades

#ec7908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7908
  2. #d46d07
  3. #bd6106
  4. #a55506
  5. #8e4905
  6. #763d04
  7. #5e3003
  8. #472402
  9. #2f1802
  10. #180c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7908
  2. #ee8621
  3. #f09439
  4. #f2a152
  5. #f4af6b
  6. #f6bc84
  7. #f7c99c
  8. #f9d7b5
  9. #fbe4ce
  10. #fdf2e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7908
  2. #e17a14
  3. #d67a20
  4. #cc7b2c
  5. #c17c38
  6. #b67d44
  7. #ab7d50
  8. #a07e5c
  9. #967f68
  10. #8b7f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a202 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce9404 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa6a51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7908 {
  color: #ec7908;
}
Background
.bg-ec7908 {
  background-color: #ec7908;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7908 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7908, #eceb08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 8 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.58 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.02 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.08 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.24 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.09 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.33 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.76 #1386f7 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec7908  rgb(236, 121, 8)  hsl(30, 93%, 48%)  Cadmium Orange
#087bec  rgb(8, 123, 236)  hsl(210, 93%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#08ec79  rgb(8, 236, 121)  hsl(150, 93%, 48%)  Spring Green
#7908ec  rgb(121, 8, 236)  hsl(270, 93%, 48%)  Electric Indigo