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#ED8A45

#ed8a45 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ed8a45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 70.89% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 24.64°, with 82.35% saturation and 60% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.3661

Complementary

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #45a8ed

Split complementary

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #45edde
  3. #4554ed

Analogous

  1. #ed4554
  2. #ed8a45
  3. #edde45

Triadic

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #45ed8a
  3. #8a45ed

Tetradic

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #a8ed45
  3. #45a8ed
  4. #8a45ed

Square

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #54ed45
  3. #45a8ed
  4. #de45ed

Monochromatic

  1. #8b410e
  2. #d16214
  3. #ed8a45
  4. #f4b68b
  5. #fae2d1

Shades

#ed8a45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #d57c3e
  3. #be6e37
  4. #a66130
  5. #8e5329
  6. #774523
  7. #5f371c
  8. #472915
  9. #2f1c0e
  10. #180e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed8a45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #ef9658
  3. #f1a16a
  4. #f2ad7d
  5. #f4b98f
  6. #f6c5a2
  7. #f8d0b5
  8. #fadcc7
  9. #fbe8da
  10. #fdf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed8a45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed8a45
  2. #e2894b
  3. #d78851
  4. #cc8757
  5. #c1865d
  6. #b78563
  7. #ac8468
  8. #a1836e
  9. #968274
  10. #8b817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59a87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7953d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79140 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39f45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed8a45 {
  color: #ed8a45;
}
Background
.bg-ed8a45 {
  background-color: #ed8a45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed8a45 {
  border: 2px solid #ed8a45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed8a45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 138 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed8a45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed8a45, #edde45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed8a45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 138 69 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.50 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.88 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.17 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.24 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.11 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.50 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.97 #1275ba Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ed8a45  rgb(237, 138, 69)  hsl(25, 82%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#45a8ed  rgb(69, 168, 237)  hsl(205, 82%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#45ed8a  rgb(69, 237, 138)  hsl(145, 82%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a45ed  rgb(138, 69, 237)  hsl(265, 82%, 60%)  Blue Violet