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#EF7B18

#ef7b18 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef7b18 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 48.24% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.54% magenta, 89.96% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.63°, with 87.04% saturation and 51.57% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #188cef

Split complementary

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #18efe7
  3. #1821ef

Analogous

  1. #ef1821
  2. #ef7b18
  3. #efe718

Triadic

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #18ef7b
  3. #7b18ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #8cef18
  3. #188cef
  4. #7b18ef

Square

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #21ef18
  3. #188cef
  4. #e718ef

Monochromatic

  1. #673307
  2. #ae570c
  3. #ef7b18
  4. #f4a460
  5. #f9cda7

Shades

#ef7b18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #d76f16
  3. #bf6213
  4. #a75611
  5. #8f4a0e
  6. #783e0c
  7. #60310a
  8. #482507
  9. #301905
  10. #180c02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef7b18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #f1882f
  3. #f29546
  4. #f4a35d
  5. #f5b074
  6. #f7bd8c
  7. #f9caa3
  8. #fad7ba
  9. #fce5d1
  10. #fdf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef7b18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef7b18
  2. #e47c22
  3. #d97c2d
  4. #ce7d37
  5. #c37d42
  6. #b87e4c
  7. #ac7e56
  8. #a17f61
  9. #967f6b
  10. #8b8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c28f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a514 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff606a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c38406 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd6c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef7b18 {
  color: #ef7b18;
}
Background
.bg-ef7b18 {
  background-color: #ef7b18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef7b18 {
  border: 2px solid #ef7b18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef7b18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 123 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef7b18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef7b18, #efe718);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef7b18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 123 24 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.21 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.12 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.36 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.96 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.06 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.99 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.02 #1084e7 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef7b18  rgb(239, 123, 24)  hsl(28, 87%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#188cef  rgb(24, 140, 239)  hsl(208, 87%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#18ef7b  rgb(24, 239, 123)  hsl(148, 87%, 52%)  Spring Green
#7b18ef  rgb(123, 24, 239)  hsl(268, 87%, 52%)  Electric Indigo