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#EE8B2F

#ee8b2f ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee8b2f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 54.51% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.6% magenta, 80.25% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 28.9°, with 84.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.3685

Complementary

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #2f92ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #2feeea
  3. #2f32ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2f32
  2. #ee8b2f
  3. #eeea2f

Triadic

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #2fee8b
  3. #8b2fee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #92ee2f
  3. #2f92ee
  4. #8b2fee

Square

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #32ee2f
  3. #2f92ee
  4. #ea2fee

Monochromatic

  1. #7a400a
  2. #c16510
  3. #ee8b2f
  4. #f4b276
  5. #fadabc

Shades

#ee8b2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #d67d2a
  3. #be6f26
  4. #a76121
  5. #8f531c
  6. #774618
  7. #5f3813
  8. #472a0e
  9. #301c09
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8b2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #f09744
  3. #f1a259
  4. #f3ae6d
  5. #f5b982
  6. #f7c597
  7. #f8d1ac
  8. #fadcc1
  9. #fce8d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8b2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8b2f
  2. #e38a37
  3. #d8893f
  4. #cd8847
  5. #c2874f
  6. #b78658
  7. #ac8460
  8. #a18368
  9. #968270
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69a84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99620 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89227 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc7e63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8b2f {
  color: #ee8b2f;
}
Background
.bg-ee8b2f {
  background-color: #ee8b2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8b2f {
  border: 2px solid #ee8b2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8b2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 139 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8b2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8b2f, #eeea2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8b2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 139 47 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.24 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.86 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.83 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.87 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.19 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.40 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.49 #1174d0 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ee8b2f  rgb(238, 139, 47)  hsl(29, 85%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#2f92ee  rgb(47, 146, 238)  hsl(209, 85%, 56%)  Dodger Blue
#2fee8b  rgb(47, 238, 139)  hsl(149, 85%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#8b2fee  rgb(139, 47, 238)  hsl(269, 85%, 56%)  Blue Violet