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#ED8B3D

#ed8b3d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ed8b3d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 54.51% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.35% magenta, 74.26% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 26.59°, with 83.02% saturation and 58.43% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.3681

Complementary

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #3d9fed

Split complementary

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #3dede3
  3. #3d47ed

Analogous

  1. #ed3d47
  2. #ed8b3d
  3. #ede33d

Triadic

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #3ded8b
  3. #8b3ded

Tetradic

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #9fed3d
  3. #3d9fed
  4. #8b3ded

Square

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #47ed3d
  3. #3d9fed
  4. #e33ded

Monochromatic

  1. #85420c
  2. #cb6413
  3. #ed8b3d
  4. #f3b583
  5. #fadfc9

Shades

#ed8b3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #d57d37
  3. #be6f31
  4. #a6612b
  5. #8e5325
  6. #77461f
  7. #5f3818
  8. #472a12
  9. #2f1c0c
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed8b3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #ef9750
  3. #f1a264
  4. #f2ae77
  5. #f4b98b
  6. #f6c59e
  7. #f8d1b1
  8. #fadcc5
  9. #fbe8d8
  10. #fdf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed8b3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed8b3d
  2. #e28a44
  3. #d7894a
  4. #cc8851
  5. #c18758
  6. #b7865f
  7. #ac8465
  8. #a1836c
  9. #968273
  10. #8b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89633 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff767b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79237 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a03d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7f67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed8b3d {
  color: #ed8b3d;
}
Background
.bg-ed8b3d {
  background-color: #ed8b3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed8b3d {
  border: 2px solid #ed8b3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed8b3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 139 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed8b3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed8b3d, #ede33d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed8b3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 139 61 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.86 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.80 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.18 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.61 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.85 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.10 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.26 #1274c2 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ed8b3d  rgb(237, 139, 61)  hsl(27, 83%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3d9fed  rgb(61, 159, 237)  hsl(207, 83%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#3ded8b  rgb(61, 237, 139)  hsl(147, 83%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8b3ded  rgb(139, 61, 237)  hsl(267, 83%, 58%)  Blue Violet