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#EC852F

#ec852f ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec852f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 52.16% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 80.08% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 27.3°, 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 0.91.

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Relative luminance0.3481

Complementary

  1. #ec852f
  2. #2f96ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec852f
  2. #2fece3
  3. #2f38ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2f38
  2. #ec852f
  3. #ece32f

Triadic

  1. #ec852f
  2. #2fec85
  3. #852fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec852f
  2. #96ec2f
  3. #2f96ec
  4. #852fec

Square

  1. #ec852f
  2. #38ec2f
  3. #2f96ec
  4. #e32fec

Monochromatic

  1. #773c0b
  2. #bd6011
  3. #ec852f
  4. #f2ae75
  5. #f9d7bb

Shades

#ec852f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec852f
  2. #d4782a
  3. #bd6a26
  4. #a55d21
  5. #8e501c
  6. #764318
  7. #5e3513
  8. #47280e
  9. #2f1b09
  10. #180d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec852f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec852f
  2. #ee9144
  3. #f09d59
  4. #f2aa6d
  5. #f4b682
  6. #f6c297
  7. #f7ceac
  8. #f9dac1
  9. #fbe7d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec852f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec852f
  2. #e18537
  3. #d6843f
  4. #cc8447
  5. #c1834f
  6. #b68358
  7. #ab8260
  8. #a08268
  9. #968170
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49121 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca82e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c58c27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19c2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7860 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec852f {
  color: #ec852f;
}
Background
.bg-ec852f {
  background-color: #ec852f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec852f {
  border: 2px solid #ec852f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec852f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 133 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec852f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec852f, #ece32f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec852f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 133 47 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 0.91 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.77 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.14 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.22 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.82 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.83 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.25 #137ad0 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec852f  rgb(236, 133, 47)  hsl(27, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2f96ec  rgb(47, 150, 236)  hsl(207, 83%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#2fec85  rgb(47, 236, 133)  hsl(147, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#852fec  rgb(133, 47, 236)  hsl(267, 83%, 55%)  Blue Violet