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#EC8A3B

#ec8a3b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8a3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 26.78°, with 82.33% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #3b9dec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #3bece3
  3. #3b44ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3b44
  2. #ec8a3b
  3. #ece33b

Triadic

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #3bec8a
  3. #8a3bec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #9dec3b
  3. #3b9dec
  4. #8a3bec

Square

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #44ec3b
  3. #3b9dec
  4. #e33bec

Monochromatic

  1. #81410d
  2. #c76413
  3. #ec8a3b
  4. #f3b481
  5. #faddc6

Shades

#ec8a3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #d47c35
  3. #bd6e2f
  4. #a56129
  5. #8e5323
  6. #76451e
  7. #5e3718
  8. #472912
  9. #2f1c0c
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #ee964f
  3. #f0a162
  4. #f2ad76
  5. #f4b989
  6. #f6c59d
  7. #f7d0b1
  8. #f9dcc4
  9. #fbe8d8
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a3b
  2. #e18942
  3. #d68849
  4. #cc8750
  5. #c18657
  6. #b6855e
  7. #ab8464
  8. #a0836b
  9. #968272
  10. #8b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79531 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69135 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29f3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f97e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a3b {
  color: #ec8a3b;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a3b {
  background-color: #ec8a3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a3b {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a3b, #ece33b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 59 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.60 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.60 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.24 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.56 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.75 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.83 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.29 #1375c4 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec8a3b  rgb(236, 138, 59)  hsl(27, 82%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3b9dec  rgb(59, 157, 236)  hsl(207, 82%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#3bec8a  rgb(59, 236, 138)  hsl(147, 82%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a3bec  rgb(138, 59, 236)  hsl(267, 82%, 58%)  Blue Violet