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#EE8A3F

#ee8a3f ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee8a3f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 54.12% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 73.53% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 25.71°, with 83.73% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.3671

Complementary

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #3fa3ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #3feee1
  3. #3f4cee

Analogous

  1. #ee3f4c
  2. #ee8a3f
  3. #eee13f

Triadic

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #3fee8a
  3. #8a3fee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #a3ee3f
  3. #3fa3ee
  4. #8a3fee

Square

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #4cee3f
  3. #3fa3ee
  4. #e13fee

Monochromatic

  1. #88410c
  2. #ce6312
  3. #ee8a3f
  4. #f4b585
  5. #fae0cc

Shades

#ee8a3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #d67c39
  3. #be6e32
  4. #a7612c
  5. #8f5326
  6. #774520
  7. #5f3719
  8. #472913
  9. #301c0d
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8a3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #f09652
  3. #f1a165
  4. #f3ad79
  5. #f5b98c
  6. #f7c59f
  7. #f8d0b2
  8. #fadcc5
  9. #fce8d9
  10. #fdf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8a3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8a3f
  2. #e38946
  3. #d8884c
  4. #cd8753
  5. #c28659
  6. #b78560
  7. #ac8466
  8. #a1836d
  9. #968273
  10. #8b817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79536 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8913a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a03f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb7e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8a3f {
  color: #ee8a3f;
}
Background
.bg-ee8a3f {
  background-color: #ee8a3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8a3f {
  border: 2px solid #ee8a3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8a3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 138 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8a3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8a3f, #eee13f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8a3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 138 63 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.43 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.23 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.41 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.86 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.98 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.09 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.16 #1175c0 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ee8a3f  rgb(238, 138, 63)  hsl(26, 84%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#3fa3ee  rgb(63, 163, 238)  hsl(206, 84%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#3fee8a  rgb(63, 238, 138)  hsl(146, 84%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a3fee  rgb(138, 63, 238)  hsl(266, 84%, 59%)  Blue Violet