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#ED8A34

#ed8a34 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ed8a34 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 54.12% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 78.06% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 27.89°, with 83.71% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 0.84.

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Relative luminance0.3643

Complementary

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #3497ed

Split complementary

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #34ede6
  3. #343bed

Analogous

  1. #ed343b
  2. #ed8a34
  3. #ede634

Triadic

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #34ed8a
  3. #8a34ed

Tetradic

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #97ed34
  3. #3497ed
  4. #8a34ed

Square

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #3bed34
  3. #3497ed
  4. #e634ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7d400b
  2. #c36411
  3. #ed8a34
  4. #f3b37a
  5. #f9dbc1

Shades

#ed8a34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #d57c2f
  3. #be6e2a
  4. #a66124
  5. #8e531f
  6. #77451a
  7. #5f3715
  8. #472910
  9. #2f1c0a
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed8a34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #ef9648
  3. #f1a15d
  4. #f2ad71
  5. #f4b985
  6. #f6c59a
  7. #f8d0ae
  8. #fadcc2
  9. #fbe8d6
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed8a34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed8a34
  2. #e2893c
  3. #d78843
  4. #cc874b
  5. #c18652
  6. #b7855a
  7. #ac8462
  8. #a18369
  9. #968271
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89527 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7912d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39f34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb7d64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed8a34 {
  color: #ed8a34;
}
Background
.bg-ed8a34 {
  background-color: #ed8a34;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed8a34 {
  border: 2px solid #ed8a34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed8a34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 138 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed8a34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed8a34, #ede634);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed8a34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 138 52 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 0.84 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.56 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.62 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.76 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.87 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.38 #1275cb Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ed8a34  rgb(237, 138, 52)  hsl(28, 84%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#3497ed  rgb(52, 151, 237)  hsl(208, 84%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#34ed8a  rgb(52, 237, 138)  hsl(148, 84%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a34ed  rgb(138, 52, 237)  hsl(268, 84%, 57%)  Blue Violet