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#ED8A40

#ed8a40 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ed8a40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 73% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 25.66°, with 82.78% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.3655

Complementary

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #40a3ed

Split complementary

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #40ede0
  3. #404ded

Analogous

  1. #ed404d
  2. #ed8a40
  3. #ede040

Triadic

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #40ed8a
  3. #8a40ed

Tetradic

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #a3ed40
  3. #40a3ed
  4. #8a40ed

Square

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #4ded40
  3. #40a3ed
  4. #e040ed

Monochromatic

  1. #87410d
  2. #cd6313
  3. #ed8a40
  4. #f4b586
  5. #fae0cc

Shades

#ed8a40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #d57c3a
  3. #be6e33
  4. #a6612d
  5. #8e5326
  6. #774520
  7. #5f371a
  8. #472913
  9. #2f1c0d
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed8a40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #ef9653
  3. #f1a166
  4. #f2ad79
  5. #f4b98c
  6. #f6c5a0
  7. #f8d0b3
  8. #fadcc6
  9. #fbe8d9
  10. #fdf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed8a40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed8a40
  2. #e28946
  3. #d7884d
  4. #cc8753
  5. #c1865a
  6. #b78560
  7. #ac8466
  8. #a1836d
  9. #968273
  10. #8b817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79537 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7913b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39f40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7e68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed8a40 {
  color: #ed8a40;
}
Background
.bg-ed8a40 {
  background-color: #ed8a40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed8a40 {
  border: 2px solid #ed8a40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed8a40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 138 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed8a40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed8a40, #ede040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed8a40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 138 64 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.53 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.04 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.53 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.77 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.90 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.19 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.33 #1275bf Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ed8a40  rgb(237, 138, 64)  hsl(26, 83%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#40a3ed  rgb(64, 163, 237)  hsl(206, 83%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#40ed8a  rgb(64, 237, 138)  hsl(146, 83%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a40ed  rgb(138, 64, 237)  hsl(266, 83%, 59%)  Blue Violet