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#ED8A3A

#ed8a3a ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ed8a3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 26.82°, with 83.26% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.3649

Complementary

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #3a9ded

Split complementary

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #3aede4
  3. #3a43ed

Analogous

  1. #ed3a43
  2. #ed8a3a
  3. #ede43a

Triadic

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #3aed8a
  3. #8a3aed

Tetradic

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #9ded3a
  3. #3a9ded
  4. #8a3aed

Square

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #43ed3a
  3. #3a9ded
  4. #e43aed

Monochromatic

  1. #82410c
  2. #c86412
  3. #ed8a3a
  4. #f3b480
  5. #faddc6

Shades

#ed8a3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #d57c34
  3. #be6e2e
  4. #a66129
  5. #8e5323
  6. #77451d
  7. #5f3717
  8. #472911
  9. #2f1c0c
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed8a3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #ef964e
  3. #f1a161
  4. #f2ad75
  5. #f4b989
  6. #f6c59d
  7. #f8d0b0
  8. #fadcc4
  9. #fbe8d8
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed8a3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed8a3a
  2. #e28941
  3. #d78848
  4. #cc874f
  5. #c18656
  6. #b7855d
  7. #ac8464
  8. #a1836b
  9. #968272
  10. #8b8179
  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 #c59985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79530 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79134 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39f3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb7e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed8a3a {
  color: #ed8a3a;
}
Background
.bg-ed8a3a {
  background-color: #ed8a3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed8a3a {
  border: 2px solid #ed8a3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed8a3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 138 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed8a3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed8a3a, #ede43a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed8a3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 138 58 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.50 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.48 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.39 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.43 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.70 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.81 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.47 #1275c5 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ed8a3a  rgb(237, 138, 58)  hsl(27, 83%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3a9ded  rgb(58, 157, 237)  hsl(207, 83%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#3aed8a  rgb(58, 237, 138)  hsl(147, 83%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a3aed  rgb(138, 58, 237)  hsl(267, 83%, 58%)  Blue Violet