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#EE9544

#ee9544 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee9544 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 58.43% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.39% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 28.59°, with 83.33% saturation and 60% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.4009

Complementary

  1. #ee9544
  2. #449dee

Split complementary

  1. #ee9544
  2. #44eeea
  3. #4448ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4448
  2. #ee9544
  3. #eeea44

Triadic

  1. #ee9544
  2. #44ee95
  3. #9544ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee9544
  2. #9dee44
  3. #449dee
  4. #9544ee

Square

  1. #ee9544
  2. #48ee44
  3. #449dee
  4. #ea44ee

Monochromatic

  1. #8c4a0d
  2. #d26e13
  3. #ee9544
  4. #f4bd8a
  5. #fbe5d0

Shades

#ee9544 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee9544
  2. #d6863d
  3. #be7736
  4. #a76830
  5. #8f5929
  6. #774b22
  7. #5f3c1b
  8. #472d14
  9. #301e0e
  10. #180f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee9544 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee9544
  2. #f0a057
  3. #f1aa69
  4. #f3b57c
  5. #f5bf8f
  6. #f7caa2
  7. #f8d5b4
  8. #fadfc7
  9. #fceada
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee9544 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee9544
  2. #e3934a
  3. #d89150
  4. #cd8f56
  5. #c28d5c
  6. #b78b62
  7. #ac8868
  8. #a1866e
  9. #968474
  10. #8b827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a28c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09e3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b245 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc9a3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7a744 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb8a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee9544 {
  color: #ee9544;
}
Background
.bg-ee9544 {
  background-color: #ee9544;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee9544 {
  border: 2px solid #ee9544;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee9544;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 149 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 83% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee9544 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee9544, #eeea44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee9544 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 149 68 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.76 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.13 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.23 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.62 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.30 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.41 #116abb Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ee9544  rgb(238, 149, 68)  hsl(29, 83%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#449dee  rgb(68, 157, 238)  hsl(209, 83%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#44ee95  rgb(68, 238, 149)  hsl(149, 83%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#9544ee  rgb(149, 68, 238)  hsl(269, 83%, 60%)  Vivid Violet