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#EE780B

#ee780b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee780b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 47.06% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.58% magenta, 95.38% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 28.81°, with 91.16% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.3163

Complementary

  1. #ee780b
  2. #0b81ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee780b
  2. #0beee9
  3. #0b10ee

Analogous

  1. #ee0b10
  2. #ee780b
  3. #eee90b

Triadic

  1. #ee780b
  2. #0bee78
  3. #780bee

Tetradic

  1. #ee780b
  2. #81ee0b
  3. #0b81ee
  4. #780bee

Square

  1. #ee780b
  2. #10ee0b
  3. #0b81ee
  4. #e90bee

Monochromatic

  1. #5c2e04
  2. #a55308
  3. #ee780b
  4. #f79f4f
  5. #fac798

Shades

#ee780b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee780b
  2. #d66c0a
  3. #be6009
  4. #a75408
  5. #8f4807
  6. #773c06
  7. #5f3004
  8. #472403
  9. #301802
  10. #180c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee780b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee780b
  2. #f08623
  3. #f1933c
  4. #f3a154
  5. #f5ae6d
  6. #f7bc85
  7. #f8c99d
  8. #fad7b6
  9. #fce4ce
  10. #fdf2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee780b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee780b
  2. #e37917
  3. #d87a22
  4. #cd7a2e
  5. #c27b3a
  6. #b77c46
  7. #ac7d51
  8. #a17e5d
  9. #967e69
  10. #8b7f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c18d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a304 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5d67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c28200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf9407 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc6951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee780b {
  color: #ee780b;
}
Background
.bg-ee780b {
  background-color: #ee780b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee780b {
  border: 2px solid #ee780b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee780b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 120 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee780b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee780b, #eee90b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee780b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 120 11 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.85 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.36 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.54 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.96 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.39 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.77 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.14 #1187f4 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ee780b  rgb(238, 120, 11)  hsl(29, 91%, 49%)  Cadmium Orange
#0b81ee  rgb(11, 129, 238)  hsl(209, 91%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#0bee78  rgb(11, 238, 120)  hsl(149, 91%, 49%)  Spring Green
#780bee  rgb(120, 11, 238)  hsl(269, 91%, 49%)  Electric Indigo