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#EC8A35

#ec8a35 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8a35 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 77.54% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 27.87°, with 82.81% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.3627

Complementary

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #3597ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #35ece6
  3. #353cec

Analogous

  1. #ec353c
  2. #ec8a35
  3. #ece635

Triadic

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #35ec8a
  3. #8a35ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #97ec35
  3. #3597ec
  4. #8a35ec

Square

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #3cec35
  3. #3597ec
  4. #e635ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7c400c
  2. #c26412
  3. #ec8a35
  4. #f3b37b
  5. #f9dbc1

Shades

#ec8a35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #d47c30
  3. #bd6e2a
  4. #a56125
  5. #8e5320
  6. #76451b
  7. #5e3715
  8. #472910
  9. #2f1c0b
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #ee9649
  3. #f0a15d
  4. #f2ad72
  5. #f4b986
  6. #f6c59a
  7. #f7d0ae
  8. #f9dcc2
  9. #fbe8d7
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a35
  2. #e1893d
  3. #d68844
  4. #cc874c
  5. #c18653
  6. #b6855b
  7. #ab8462
  8. #a0836a
  9. #968271
  10. #8b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79529 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7912e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29f35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7e64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a35 {
  color: #ec8a35;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a35 {
  background-color: #ec8a35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a35 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a35, #ece635);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 53 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 0.92 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.68 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.79 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.79 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.87 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.75 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.20 #1375ca Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec8a35  rgb(236, 138, 53)  hsl(28, 83%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#3597ec  rgb(53, 151, 236)  hsl(208, 83%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#35ec8a  rgb(53, 236, 138)  hsl(148, 83%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a35ec  rgb(138, 53, 236)  hsl(268, 83%, 57%)  Blue Violet