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#EC8A4A

#ec8a4a ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8a4a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 68.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 23.7°, with 81% saturation and 60.78% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.365

Complementary

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #4aacec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #4aecdb
  3. #4a5bec

Analogous

  1. #ec4a5b
  2. #ec8a4a
  3. #ecdb4a

Triadic

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #4aec8a
  3. #8a4aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #acec4a
  3. #4aacec
  4. #8a4aec

Square

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #5bec4a
  3. #4aacec
  4. #db4aec

Monochromatic

  1. #8e410f
  2. #d36116
  3. #ec8a4a
  4. #f3b78f
  5. #fbe3d4

Shades

#ec8a4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #d47c43
  3. #bd6e3b
  4. #a56134
  5. #8e532c
  6. #764525
  7. #5e371e
  8. #472916
  9. #2f1c0f
  10. #180e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #ee965c
  3. #f0a16e
  4. #f2ad80
  5. #f4b992
  6. #f6c5a5
  7. #f7d0b7
  8. #f9dcc9
  9. #fbe8db
  10. #fdf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a4a
  2. #e1894f
  3. #d68855
  4. #cc875a
  5. #c18660
  6. #b68565
  7. #ab846a
  8. #a08370
  9. #968275
  10. #8b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69543 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdab49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff767c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69146 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29f4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f97e6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a4a {
  color: #ec8a4a;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a4a {
  background-color: #ec8a4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a4a {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a4a, #ecdb4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 74 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.47 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.68 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.71 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.73 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.33 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.23 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.41 #1375b5 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec8a4a  rgb(236, 138, 74)  hsl(24, 81%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#4aacec  rgb(74, 172, 236)  hsl(204, 81%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#4aec8a  rgb(74, 236, 138)  hsl(144, 81%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a4aec  rgb(138, 74, 236)  hsl(264, 81%, 61%)  Blue Violet