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#EF802E

#ef802e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef802e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 50.2% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.44% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 25.49°, with 85.78% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.3399

Complementary

  1. #ef802e
  2. #2e9def

Split complementary

  1. #ef802e
  2. #2eefe0
  3. #2e3cef

Analogous

  1. #ef2e3c
  2. #ef802e
  3. #efe02e

Triadic

  1. #ef802e
  2. #2eef80
  3. #802eef

Tetradic

  1. #ef802e
  2. #9def2e
  3. #2e9def
  4. #802eef

Square

  1. #ef802e
  2. #3cef2e
  3. #2e9def
  4. #e02eef

Monochromatic

  1. #7b3909
  2. #c25b0f
  3. #ef802e
  4. #f4ab75
  5. #fad6bc

Shades

#ef802e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef802e
  2. #d77329
  3. #bf6625
  4. #a75a20
  5. #8f4d1c
  6. #784017
  7. #603312
  8. #48260e
  9. #301a09
  10. #180d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef802e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef802e
  2. #f18d43
  3. #f29958
  4. #f4a66d
  5. #f5b382
  6. #f7c097
  7. #f9ccab
  8. #fad9c0
  9. #fce6d5
  10. #fdf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef802e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef802e
  2. #e48036
  3. #d9803e
  4. #ce8047
  5. #c3804f
  6. #b88057
  7. #ac805f
  8. #a18067
  9. #968070
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08e21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c58927 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2992d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd725c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef802e {
  color: #ef802e;
}
Background
.bg-ef802e {
  background-color: #ef802e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef802e {
  border: 2px solid #ef802e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef802e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 128 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef802e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef802e, #efe02e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef802e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 128 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.93 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 3.96 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.29 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.41 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.55 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.90 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.13 #107fd1 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef802e  rgb(239, 128, 46)  hsl(25, 86%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e9def  rgb(46, 157, 239)  hsl(205, 86%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#2eef80  rgb(46, 239, 128)  hsl(145, 86%, 56%)  Spring Green
#802eef  rgb(128, 46, 239)  hsl(265, 86%, 56%)  Blue Violet