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#EC7E2F

#ec7e2f ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec7e2f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 49.41% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.61% magenta, 80.08% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 25.08°, with 83.26% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.3296

Complementary

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #2f9dec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #2fecdd
  3. #2f3eec

Analogous

  1. #ec2f3e
  2. #ec7e2f
  3. #ecdd2f

Triadic

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #2fec7e
  3. #7e2fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #9dec2f
  3. #2f9dec
  4. #7e2fec

Square

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #3eec2f
  3. #2f9dec
  4. #dd2fec

Monochromatic

  1. #77380b
  2. #bd5911
  3. #ec7e2f
  4. #f2a975
  5. #f9d5bb

Shades

#ec7e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #d4712a
  3. #bd6526
  4. #a55821
  5. #8e4c1c
  6. #763f18
  7. #5e3213
  8. #47260e
  9. #2f1909
  10. #180d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #ee8b44
  3. #f09859
  4. #f2a56d
  5. #f4b282
  6. #f6bf97
  7. #f7cbac
  8. #f9d8c1
  9. #fbe5d5
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7e2f
  2. #e17e37
  3. #d67e3f
  4. #cc7f47
  5. #c17f4f
  6. #b67f58
  7. #ab7f60
  8. #a07f68
  9. #968070
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1917e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff666e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c28728 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf972e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa705b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7e2f {
  color: #ec7e2f;
}
Background
.bg-ec7e2f {
  background-color: #ec7e2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7e2f {
  border: 2px solid #ec7e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 126 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7e2f, #ecdd2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 126 47 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.50 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.01 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.41 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.87 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.86 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.01 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.08 #1381d0 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec7e2f  rgb(236, 126, 47)  hsl(25, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2f9dec  rgb(47, 157, 236)  hsl(205, 83%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#2fec7e  rgb(47, 236, 126)  hsl(145, 83%, 55%)  Spring Green
#7e2fec  rgb(126, 47, 236)  hsl(265, 83%, 55%)  Blue Violet