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#EE8A48

#ee8a48 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee8a48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 69.75% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 23.86°, with 83% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.22.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.3682

Complementary

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #48acee

Split complementary

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #48eedd
  3. #4859ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4859
  2. #ee8a48
  3. #eedd48

Triadic

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #48ee8a
  3. #8a48ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #acee48
  3. #48acee
  4. #8a48ee

Square

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #59ee48
  3. #48acee
  4. #dd48ee

Monochromatic

  1. #90410d
  2. #d66114
  3. #ee8a48
  4. #f5b78e
  5. #fbe3d4

Shades

#ee8a48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #d67c41
  3. #be6e3a
  4. #a76132
  5. #8f532b
  6. #774524
  7. #5f371d
  8. #472916
  9. #301c0e
  10. #180e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8a48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #f0965a
  3. #f1a16d
  4. #f3ad7f
  5. #f5b991
  6. #f7c5a4
  7. #f8d0b6
  8. #fadcc8
  9. #fce8da
  10. #fdf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8a48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8a48
  2. #e3894e
  3. #d88853
  4. #cd8759
  5. #c2865e
  6. #b78564
  7. #ac846a
  8. #a1836f
  9. #968275
  10. #8b817a
  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 #c69a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79641 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79144 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a048 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb7e6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8a48 {
  color: #ee8a48;
}
Background
.bg-ee8a48 {
  background-color: #ee8a48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8a48 {
  border: 2px solid #ee8a48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8a48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 138 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8a48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8a48, #eedd48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8a48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 138 72 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.22 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.57 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.05 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.12 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.04 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.18 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 7.18 #1175b7 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ee8a48  rgb(238, 138, 72)  hsl(24, 83%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#48acee  rgb(72, 172, 238)  hsl(204, 83%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#48ee8a  rgb(72, 238, 138)  hsl(144, 83%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a48ee  rgb(138, 72, 238)  hsl(264, 83%, 61%)  Blue Violet