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#EC8A2E

#ec8a2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8a2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 54.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 80.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 29.05°, with 83.33% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.17.

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Relative luminance0.3621

Complementary

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #2e90ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #2eece9
  3. #2e31ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2e31
  2. #ec8a2e
  3. #ece92e

Triadic

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #2eec8a
  3. #8a2eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #90ec2e
  3. #2e90ec
  4. #8a2eec

Square

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #31ec2e
  3. #2e90ec
  4. #e92eec

Monochromatic

  1. #763f0b
  2. #bc6411
  3. #ec8a2e
  4. #f2b174
  5. #f9d8ba

Shades

#ec8a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #d47c29
  3. #bd6e25
  4. #a56120
  5. #8e531c
  6. #764517
  7. #5e3712
  8. #47290e
  9. #2f1c09
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #ee9643
  3. #f0a158
  4. #f2ad6d
  5. #f4b982
  6. #f6c597
  7. #f7d0ab
  8. #f9dcc0
  9. #fbe8d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a2e
  2. #e18936
  3. #d6883e
  4. #cc8747
  5. #c1864f
  6. #b68557
  7. #ab845f
  8. #a08367
  9. #968270
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8951e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79025 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29f2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7d63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a2e {
  color: #ec8a2e;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a2e {
  background-color: #ec8a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a2e {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a2e, #ece92e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.17 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.81 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.82 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.90 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.11 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.31 #1375d1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec8a2e  rgb(236, 138, 46)  hsl(29, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e90ec  rgb(46, 144, 236)  hsl(209, 83%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#2eec8a  rgb(46, 236, 138)  hsl(149, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a2eec  rgb(138, 46, 236)  hsl(269, 83%, 55%)  Blue Violet