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#EC8F41

#ec8f41 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8f41 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 56.08% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.41% magenta, 72.46% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 27.37°, with 81.82% saturation and 59.02% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #419eec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #41ece5
  3. #4148ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4148
  2. #ec8f41
  3. #ece541

Triadic

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #41ec8f
  3. #8f41ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #9eec41
  3. #419eec
  4. #8f41ec

Square

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #48ec41
  3. #419eec
  4. #e541ec

Monochromatic

  1. #87450d
  2. #cc6814
  3. #ec8f41
  4. #f3b887
  5. #fae1cc

Shades

#ec8f41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #d4813b
  3. #bd7234
  4. #a5642e
  5. #8e5627
  6. #764821
  7. #5e391a
  8. #472b14
  9. #2f1d0d
  10. #180e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8f41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #ee9a54
  3. #f0a567
  4. #f2b17a
  5. #f4bc8d
  6. #f6c7a0
  7. #f7d2b3
  8. #f9ddc6
  9. #fbe9d9
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8f41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8f41
  2. #e18e47
  3. #d68c4e
  4. #cc8b54
  5. #c1895a
  6. #b68861
  7. #ab8667
  8. #a0856d
  9. #968373
  10. #8b827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8953c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a241 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9836b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8f41 {
  color: #ec8f41;
}
Background
.bg-ec8f41 {
  background-color: #ec8f41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8f41 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8f41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8f41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 143 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8f41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8f41, #ece541);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8f41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 143 65 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.42 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.80 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.91 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.06 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.49 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.50 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.92 #1370be Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec8f41  rgb(236, 143, 65)  hsl(27, 82%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#419eec  rgb(65, 158, 236)  hsl(207, 82%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#41ec8f  rgb(65, 236, 143)  hsl(147, 82%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#8f41ec  rgb(143, 65, 236)  hsl(267, 82%, 59%)  Blue Violet