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#EC7919

#ec7919 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec7919 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 27.3°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.3158

Complementary

  1. #ec7919
  2. #198cec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7919
  2. #19ece3
  3. #1923ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1923
  2. #ec7919
  3. #ece319

Triadic

  1. #ec7919
  2. #19ec79
  3. #7919ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7919
  2. #8cec19
  3. #198cec
  4. #7919ec

Square

  1. #ec7919
  2. #23ec19
  3. #198cec
  4. #e319ec

Monochromatic

  1. #643208
  2. #aa550e
  3. #ec7919
  4. #f2a260
  5. #f8cba6

Shades

#ec7919 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7919
  2. #d46d17
  3. #bd6114
  4. #a55512
  5. #8e490f
  6. #763d0d
  7. #5e300a
  8. #472408
  9. #2f1805
  10. #180c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7919 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7919
  2. #ee8630
  3. #f09447
  4. #f2a15e
  5. #f4af75
  6. #f6bc8c
  7. #f7c9a3
  8. #f9d7ba
  9. #fbe4d1
  10. #fdf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7919 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7919
  2. #e17a23
  3. #d67a2e
  4. #cc7b38
  5. #c17c42
  6. #b67d4d
  7. #ab7d57
  8. #a07e61
  9. #967f6b
  10. #8b7f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a315 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18208 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce9417 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa6a53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7919 {
  color: #ec7919;
}
Background
.bg-ec7919 {
  background-color: #ec7919;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7919 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7919;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7919;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7919 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7919, #ece319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7919 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.69 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.20 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.94 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.24 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.53 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.74 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.78 #1386e6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec7919  rgb(236, 121, 25)  hsl(27, 85%, 51%)  Cadmium Orange
#198cec  rgb(25, 140, 236)  hsl(207, 85%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#19ec79  rgb(25, 236, 121)  hsl(147, 85%, 51%)  Spring Green
#7919ec  rgb(121, 25, 236)  hsl(267, 85%, 51%)  Electric Indigo