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#EC8926

#ec8926 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec8926 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 53.73% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.95% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 83.9% saturation and 53.73% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #ec8926
  2. #2689ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8926
  2. #26ecec
  3. #2626ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2626
  2. #ec8926
  3. #ecec26

Triadic

  1. #ec8926
  2. #26ec89
  3. #8926ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8926
  2. #89ec26
  3. #2689ec
  4. #8926ec

Square

  1. #ec8926
  2. #26ec26
  3. #2689ec
  4. #ec26ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6f3d0a
  2. #b66310
  3. #ec8926
  4. #f2af6c
  5. #f8d6b3

Shades

#ec8926 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8926
  2. #d47b22
  3. #bd6e1e
  4. #a5601b
  5. #8e5217
  6. #764513
  7. #5e370f
  8. #47290b
  9. #2f1b08
  10. #180e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8926 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8926
  2. #ee953c
  3. #f0a151
  4. #f2ac67
  5. #f4b87d
  6. #f6c493
  7. #f7d0a8
  8. #f9dcbe
  9. #fbe7d4
  10. #fdf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8926 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8926
  2. #e1882f
  3. #d68738
  4. #cc8641
  5. #c1854a
  6. #b68553
  7. #ab845c
  8. #a08365
  9. #96826e
  10. #8b8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79410 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6901b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29e26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7c60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8926 {
  color: #ec8926;
}
Background
.bg-ec8926 {
  background-color: #ec8926;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8926 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8926;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8926;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 137 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8926 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8926, #ecec26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8926 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 137 38 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.70 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.12 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.14 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.32 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.72 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.35 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.45 #1376d9 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec8926  rgb(236, 137, 38)  hsl(30, 84%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#2689ec  rgb(38, 137, 236)  hsl(210, 84%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#26ec89  rgb(38, 236, 137)  hsl(150, 84%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#8926ec  rgb(137, 38, 236)  hsl(270, 84%, 54%)  Blue Violet